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Sandton vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sandton is 2.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Sandton
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Sandton
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Sandton
Housing: pay 81.5% more in Sandton
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Sandton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Sandton
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Sandton

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Sandton are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Sandton. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sandton.

Sandton vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Sandton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$8.60 ZAR145.58	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.02 ZAR84.92	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.08 ZAR18.21	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.84 ZAR14.14	+36.6%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Sandton
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.07 ZAR18.08	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.02 ZAR68.05	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.68 ZAR79.22	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.46 ZAR41.69	+46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.10 ZAR35.58	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.71 ZAR12.00	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.75 ZAR12.63	-17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.80 ZAR13.51	-51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.59 ZAR10.04	+39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.70 ZAR11.90	+107.7%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Sandton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.97 ZAR84.15	+75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$11.24 ZAR190.22	+96.2%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 81.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Sandton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+432.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$515.85 ZAR8,731.37	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$97.15 ZAR1,644.34	-12.2%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Sandton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$201.83 ZAR3,416.20	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-61.1%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sandton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.29 ZAR38.82	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.21 ZAR37.46	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$2.87 ZAR48.53	-3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$43.96 ZAR744.06	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$7.45 ZAR126.17	+13.6%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sandton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$53.84 ZAR911.35	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$41.31 ZAR699.21	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$86.01 ZAR1,455.77	-45.1%
Average			-28.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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