Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Montt vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Montt is 31.3% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.1% more in Puerto Montt
- Groceries
-
pay 32.9% more in Puerto Montt
- Transportation
-
pay 81.2% more in Puerto Montt
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Montt
- Childcare
-
pay 77.6% less in Puerto Montt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.1% more in Puerto Montt
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Puerto Montt are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Puerto Montt.
Puerto Montt vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Montt instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.93
RUB911.35
|
$8.40
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RUB455.67
|
$7.35
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
RUB105.57
|
$0.94
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
RUB46.71
|
$0.94
CLF0.0200
|
|
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RUB64.62
|
$2.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
RUB478.82
|
$5.77
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
RUB352.84
|
$4.37
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
RUB128.49
|
$3.26
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RUB188.10
|
$2.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB61.80
|
$0.48
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
RUB66.45
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB68.87
|
$1.24
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
RUB125.22
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
RUB32.60
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
RUB25.86
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of groceries
pay 81.2% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
RUB216.76
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.64
RUB2,797.83
|
?? | |
| 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
|
?? | |
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.82
RUB596.90
|
$31.50
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$709.24
RUB54,162.93
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.60
RUB8,445.86
|
$48.17
CLF1.1300
|
|
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of housing
pay 77.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$656.36
RUB50,124.02
|
$146.98
CLF3.4500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
|
?? | |
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of childcare
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.18
RUB318.97
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
RUB241.06
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.98
RUB227.84
|
$4.72
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
RUB3,404.36
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
RUB501.24
|
?? | |
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.80
RUB11,974.07
|
?? |
Moscow vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of clothing
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