Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Salt Lake City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Salt Lake City is 38.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Salt Lake City
Groceries: pay 64.9% more in Salt Lake City
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Salt Lake City
Housing: pay 45.0% more in Salt Lake City
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Salt Lake City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Salt Lake City
Clothing: pay 31.6% less in Salt Lake City

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Moscow.

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Salt Lake City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$18.00	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$10.00	+42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.24	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.69	+102.5%
Average			+52.3%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$3.87	+280.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$5.94	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$3.44	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$4.17	+123.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$5.54	+85.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.85	+98.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.64	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.66	+84.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.79	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.02	+151.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.12	+245.9%
Average			+64.9%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$4.33	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$85.00	+109.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,628.00	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$20.90	+107.8%
Average			+39.6%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$79.00	+699.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,640.90	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$1,372.73	+70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$148.48	+3.9%
Average			+45.0%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of housing

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$1,308.40	+61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$20,595.56	-22.0%
Average			+12.3%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$6.00	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$5.03	+35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$10.16	+194.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$34.55	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$15.00	+60.3%
Average			+33.4%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Salt Lake City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$71.00	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$45.52	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$110.87	-23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$108.07	-40.0%
Average			-31.6%

Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of clothing

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