Cost of living comparison
Rome is 77.9% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Rome instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽804.51
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.32
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.27
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽482.98
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽375.02
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽186.31
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.78
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.92
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.37
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽130.85
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.11
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.67
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽230.75
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽367.78
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽287.32
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽239.66
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽574.65
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
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