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Russia

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Sacramento vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sacramento is 64.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 91.4% more in Sacramento
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Sacramento
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Sacramento
Housing: pay 71.6% more in Sacramento
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Sacramento
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% more in Sacramento
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Sacramento

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Sacramento are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sacramento.

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Sacramento vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Sacramento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$21.00	+79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$12.50	+78.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.86	+76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.98	+256.1%
Average			+91.4%

Moscow vs. Sacramento - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Sacramento
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$4.09	+301.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$7.60	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.81	+4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$5.75	+208.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$6.90	+131.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$2.28	+145.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.90	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.96	+117.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.56	+43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.70	+319.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.48	+356.9%
Average			+117.5%

Moscow vs. Sacramento - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Sacramento
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$5.97	+80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$100.00	+146.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,998.00	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$19.04	+89.3%
Average			+61.6%

Moscow vs. Sacramento - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Sacramento
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$69.08	+599.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,097.78	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,559.09	+93.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$176.23	+23.4%
Average			+71.6%

Moscow vs. Sacramento - Cost of housing

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Moscow	Sacramento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$1,556.40	+92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$19,301.25	-26.9%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sacramento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$8.00	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.13	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$11.71	+239.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$41.00	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$17.00	+81.7%
Average			+55.0%

Moscow vs. Sacramento - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sacramento
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$60.52	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$46.68	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$93.62	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$129.04	-28.4%
Average			-33.8%

Moscow vs. Sacramento - Cost of clothing

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