Cost of living comparison

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Port Elizabeth vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 1.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 95.2% more in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Port Elizabeth

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

Port Elizabeth vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Elizabeth instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$10.80 ZAR182.86	-9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.13 ZAR19.18	-18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.92 ZAR15.60	+50.7%
Average			+2.3%

Moscow vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.02 ZAR17.33	+21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.86 ZAR48.47	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.23 ZAR37.82	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.74 ZAR12.61	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.72 ZAR12.25	+69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+52.8%
Average			+5.8%

Moscow vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.01 ZAR84.76	+76.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$34.86 ZAR590.03	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-56.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$6.38 ZAR108.01	+11.4%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 95.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+485.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-17.7%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-74.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-65.5%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.62 ZAR44.37	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.17 ZAR36.67	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.08 ZAR52.18	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$30.31 ZAR512.99	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$10.08 ZAR170.67	+53.6%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$38.39 ZAR649.85	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	-41.2%
Average			-22.6%

Moscow vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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