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Saint Louis vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Saint Louis is 98.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Louis
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Louis
Transportation: pay 73.2% more in Saint Louis
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Saint Louis
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Saint Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Saint Louis
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Saint Louis

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

Saint Louis vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Louis instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$22.50	+88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$10.00	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$2.50	+80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$1.94	+217.3%
Average			+113.5%

Moscow vs. Saint Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$2.91	+243.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$6.74	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$3.84	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$3.11	+84.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$5.05	+105.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$3.18	+292.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.93	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$2.75	+204.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$2.19	+33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$1.71	+299.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.85	+444.9%
Average			+155.0%

Moscow vs. Saint Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$2.94	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$78.00	+112.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$36,336.95	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$15.93	+178.1%
Average			+73.2%

Moscow vs. Saint Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$71.50	+814.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$1,372.50	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$975.00	+37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$157.70	+42.6%
Average			+226.1%

Moscow vs. Saint Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$1,303.33	+98.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$23,800.00	+66.6%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$5.20	+24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$4.92	+55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$7.90	+164.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$26.88	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$13.00	+98.1%
Average			+60.7%

Moscow vs. Saint Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Saint Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$55.00	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$38.00	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$92.12	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$129.17	-17.6%
Average			-22.7%

Moscow vs. Saint Louis - Cost of clothing

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