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Richards Bay vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 10.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% less in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 55.8% more in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Richards Bay

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

Richards Bay vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richards Bay instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 16.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.73 ZAR12.36	+19.4%
Average			-16.8%

Moscow vs. Richards Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.94 ZAR15.86	+10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.18 ZAR36.91	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.74 ZAR12.47	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.64 ZAR10.75	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.63 ZAR10.66	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.52 ZAR8.80	+21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.49 ZAR8.36	+45.9%
Average			-8.5%

Moscow vs. Richards Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.04 ZAR85.27	+77.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+166.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$5.73 ZAR97.05	+0.1%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 55.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$35.68 ZAR603.91	+356.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	-7.8%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-82.2%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$2.47 ZAR41.73	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$32.97 ZAR558.04	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$7.17 ZAR121.31	+9.2%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-49.4%
Average			-44.2%

Moscow vs. Richards Bay - 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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