Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 76.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Moscow
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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