Cost of living comparison

Russia

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El Salvador

Santa Ana vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Santa Ana is 15.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 36.7% less in Santa Ana
Groceries: pay 60.2% more in Santa Ana
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Santa Ana
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Santa Ana
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Santa Ana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Santa Ana
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Santa Ana

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

Santa Ana vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Ana instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 36.7% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB958.59	$2.50 SVC21.83	-79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB479.29	$4.99 SVC43.56	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.05	$0.70 SVC6.11	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.13	$0.60 SVC5.24	-1.9%
Average			-36.7%

Moscow vs. Santa Ana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.97	$1.95 SVC17.02	+130.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB503.65	$3.77 SVC32.88	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB371.13	$6.84 SVC59.71	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.15	$3.01 SVC26.28	+78.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB197.85	$2.99 SVC26.07	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.00	$1.77 SVC15.47	+118.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.89	$0.76 SVC6.61	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.44	$1.17 SVC10.17	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.71	$1.22 SVC10.61	-25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.29	$0.97 SVC8.45	+126.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.20	$0.98 SVC8.52	+188.1%
Average			+60.2%

Moscow vs. Santa Ana - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB228.00	$3.67 SVC32.06	+29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,942.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$23,000.00 SVC201K	-37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB460.12	$29.50 SVC257.54	+415.0%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB627.84	$39.00 SVC340.48	+399.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101K	$300.00 SVC2,619.05	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,970.54	$150.00 SVC1,309.53	-78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,883.67	$30.59 SVC267.04	-72.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,722.26	$162.67 SVC1,420.11	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$6,420.00 SVC56,047.68	-55.1%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB335.51	$2.00 SVC17.46	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB253.55	$1.99 SVC17.37	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB239.65	$4.00 SVC34.92	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,580.83	$35.00 SVC305.56	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB527.22	$5.00 SVC43.65	-23.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Santa Ana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,109.24	$62.60 SVC546.51	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,834.35	$45.83 SVC400.13	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,875.71	$131.80 SVC1,150.64	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,594.76	$109.17 SVC953.04	-30.4%
Average			-11.2%

Moscow vs. Santa Ana - Cost of clothing

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