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Red Deer vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Red Deer is 63.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% more in Red Deer
Groceries: pay 87.6% more in Red Deer
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Red Deer
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Red Deer
Childcare: pay 18.2% less in Red Deer
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.8% more in Red Deer
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Red Deer

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

Red Deer vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Red Deer instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 78.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Red Deer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$17.22 CA$23.73	+44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$9.69 CA$13.35	+62.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.68 CA$2.32	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.75 CA$2.41	+185.9%
Average			+78.6%

Moscow vs. Red Deer - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Red Deer
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$2.56 CA$3.53	+202.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$5.19 CA$7.15	-17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$6.34 CA$8.73	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.17 CA$4.37	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$5.43 CA$7.48	+120.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$2.03 CA$2.80	+151.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.61 CA$0.84	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.71 CA$2.35	+89.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.56 CA$2.15	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$1.09 CA$1.50	+154.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.92 CA$1.27	+171.4%
Average			+87.6%

Moscow vs. Red Deer - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Red Deer
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$3.72 CA$5.12	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$52.92 CA$72.92	+44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$13.60 CA$18.74	+137.4%
Average			+44.7%

Moscow vs. Red Deer - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Moscow	Red Deer
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$63.09 CA$86.93	+707.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$143.49 CA$197.72	+29.7%
Average			+189.7%

Moscow vs. Red Deer - Cost of housing

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Red Deer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$665.47 CA$916.98	+1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	-37.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 93.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Red Deer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$5.02 CA$6.92	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.68 CA$5.07	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$14.35 CA$19.78	+381.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$38.84 CA$53.52	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$10.76 CA$14.83	+64.0%
Average			+93.8%

Moscow vs. Red Deer - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Red Deer
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$49.96 CA$68.84	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$34.08 CA$46.96	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$73.91 CA$101.85	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$100.50 CA$138.49	-35.9%
Average			-34.7%

Moscow vs. Red Deer - 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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