Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Germany

Saarbrucken vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Saarbrucken is 2.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% more in Saarbrucken
Groceries: pay 37.1% more in Saarbrucken
Transportation: pay 64.8% more in Saarbrucken
Housing: pay 35.9% less in Saarbrucken
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Saarbrucken
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Saarbrucken
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Saarbrucken

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

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Saarbrucken vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$13.44 €11.96	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$11.20 €9.97	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.87 €2.55	+77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.37 €2.11	+183.6%
Average			+47.3%

Moscow vs. Saarbrucken - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$2.23 €1.98	+119.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.97 €6.20	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.85 €4.32	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.52 €3.13	+88.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.36 €3.88	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.43 €1.28	+53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.77 €0.69	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.99 €0.88	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.33 €2.07	+30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.62 €0.55	+51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.53 €0.47	+63.5%
Average			+37.1%

Moscow vs. Saarbrucken - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.87 €7.01	+137.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$64.94 €57.80	+59.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$36.67 €32.64	+264.5%
Average			+64.8%

Moscow vs. Saarbrucken - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$37.51 €33.39	+279.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$617.53 €549.63	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$513.21 €456.78	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$153.61 €136.72	+7.5%
Average			-35.9%

Moscow vs. Saarbrucken - Cost of housing

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$434.83 €387.01	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$10,077.62 €8,969.44	-61.9%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$4.48 €3.99	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$2.99 €2.66	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$9.74 €8.67	+182.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$34.99 €31.14	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$16.80 €14.95	+79.5%
Average			+16.5%

Moscow vs. Saarbrucken - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Saarbrucken
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$98.53 €87.70	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$43.86 €39.03	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$97.79 €87.04	-32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$152.06 €135.34	-15.6%
Average			-22.4%

Moscow vs. Saarbrucken - Cost of clothing

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