Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Netherlands

Roermond vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Roermond is 19.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 86.9% more in Roermond
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Roermond
Transportation: pay 69.1% more in Roermond
Housing: pay 10.2% less in Roermond
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Roermond
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Roermond
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Roermond

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

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Roermond vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Roermond
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$20.16 €18.08	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$13.44 €12.05	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.80 €2.51	+73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.24 €2.01	+167.9%
Average			+86.9%

Moscow vs. Roermond - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Roermond
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.02 €1.81	+98.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$6.09 €5.46	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$5.16 €4.63	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.47 €4.01	+139.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$6.53 €5.86	+119.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$0.81 €0.72	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$1.11 €1.00	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$0.84 €0.75	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$1.41 €1.27	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$0.92 €0.83	+127.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$0.87 €0.78	+170.0%
Average			+43.4%

Moscow vs. Roermond - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Roermond
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$8.06 €7.23	+143.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$35,831.54 €32,146.26	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$29.34 €26.32	+191.6%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 10.2% less for housing

	Moscow	Roermond
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$41.99 €37.67	+325.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$848.20 €760.96	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$755.82 €678.09	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$214.07 €192.05	+49.9%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	Roermond
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,315.69 €1,180.37	+62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$16,796.03 €15,068.56	-36.4%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Roermond
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.60 €5.02	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$3.36 €3.01	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$14.00 €12.56	+305.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$44.79 €40.18	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$15.68 €14.06	+67.5%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Roermond
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$55.99 €50.23	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$43.86 €39.35	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$106.19 €95.27	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$167.96 €150.69	-6.8%
Average			-29.5%

Moscow vs. Roermond - Cost of clothing

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