Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Argentina

Rosario vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Rosario is 43.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Rosario
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Rosario
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Rosario
Housing: pay 74.7% less in Rosario
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Rosario
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in Rosario
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Rosario

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Rosario.

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Rosario vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Rosario
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$10.00 ARS15,178.34	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$11.50 ARS17,455.09	+63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$1.73 ARS2,630.91	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	+90.4%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Moscow	Rosario
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$1.60 ARS2,428.53	+57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$4.20 ARS6,374.90	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$4.86 ARS7,373.56	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$2.30 ARS3,491.02	+23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$2.70 ARS4,096.45	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$0.88 ARS1,342.53	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.70 ARS1,067.14	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$0.47 ARS712.58	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.43 ARS654.05	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.30 ARS454.40	-7.5%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Moscow	Rosario
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$4.26 ARS6,463.83	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$28,000.00 ARS42M	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	-4.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 74.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Rosario
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$27.33 ARS41,487.47	+176.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$250.31 ARS380K	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$202.54 ARS307K	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$45.88 ARS69,641.81	-67.9%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Rosario
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$464.87 ARS706K	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-66.3%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Rosario
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$3.30 ARS5,008.85	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$29.33 ARS44,523.14	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$4.80 ARS7,285.60	-48.7%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Rosario
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$90.00 ARS137K	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$60.00 ARS91,070.06	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$115.94 ARS176K	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$138.37 ARS210K	-23.2%
Average			-16.4%

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