Cost of living comparison
Russia is 25.7% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Russia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽804.51
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.32
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.27
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽482.98
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽375.02
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽186.31
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.78
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.92
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.37
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽130.85
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.11
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.67
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽230.75
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽367.78
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽287.32
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽239.66
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽574.65
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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