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Porsgrunn vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Porsgrunn is 73.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Porsgrunn
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Porsgrunn
Transportation: pay 96.4% more in Porsgrunn
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Porsgrunn
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Porsgrunn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Porsgrunn
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Porsgrunn

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Porsgrunn are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Porsgrunn. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Porsgrunn.

Porsgrunn vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porsgrunn instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$25.88 NOK261.51	+116.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$14.71 NOK148.65	+146.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$3.11 NOK31.44	+125.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.27 NOK22.93	+270.9%
Average			+164.8%

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$3.25 NOK32.88	+284.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.99 NOK50.39	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.55 NOK76.30	+63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.49 NOK25.19	+48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$4.52 NOK45.71	+83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.90 NOK9.14	+11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.72 NOK7.31	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.13 NOK11.43	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.27 NOK12.80	-22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.45 NOK4.57	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.97 NOK9.83	+187.2%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 96.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$7.60 NOK76.79	+167.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$45.87 NOK463.57	+25.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	??
Average			+96.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$37.37 NOK377.66	+378.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$787.72 NOK7,961.33	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$897.40 NOK9,069.86	+26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$164.54 NOK1,662.96	+48.8%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$302.87 NOK3,061.08	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	??
Average			-53.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$8.97 NOK90.70	+114.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$4.79 NOK48.37	+51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$15.95 NOK161.24	+434.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$14.71 NOK148.65	+124.1%
Average			+181.3%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Porsgrunn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$49.86 NOK503.88	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$29.91 NOK302.33	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$69.80 NOK705.43	-43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$99.71 NOK1,007.76	-36.4%
Average			-37.8%

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