Cost of living comparison
compared to
Salt Lake City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary
Salt Lake City is 94.2% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.8% more in Salt Lake City
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Salt Lake City
- Transportation
-
pay 71.8% more in Salt Lake City
- Housing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Salt Lake City
- Childcare
-
pay 43.7% more in Salt Lake City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.1% more in Salt Lake City
- Clothing
-
pay 16.4% less in Salt Lake City
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.93
RUB911.35
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RUB455.67
|
$11.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
RUB105.57
|
$2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
RUB46.71
|
$1.83
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RUB64.62
|
$3.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
RUB478.82
|
$6.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
RUB352.84
|
$3.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
RUB128.49
|
$4.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RUB188.10
|
$4.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB61.80
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
RUB66.45
|
$0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB68.87
|
$1.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
RUB125.22
|
$2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
RUB32.60
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
RUB25.86
|
$1.24
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of groceries
pay 71.8% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
RUB216.76
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.64
RUB2,797.83
|
$85.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82
|
$34,677.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
RUB437.45
|
$13.93
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of transportation
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.82
RUB596.90
|
$80.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
|
$1,633.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$709.24
RUB54,162.93
|
$1,392.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.60
RUB8,445.86
|
$134.44
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of housing
pay 43.7% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$656.36
RUB50,124.02
|
$1,044.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
|
$18,333.33
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of childcare
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.18
RUB318.97
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
RUB241.06
|
$5.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.98
RUB227.84
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
RUB3,404.36
|
$30.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
RUB501.24
|
$14.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
|
$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
|
$44.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.80
RUB11,974.07
|
$100.83
|
|
Moscow vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of clothing
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