Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Santa Rosa vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 77.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Rosa
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Santa Rosa
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Santa Rosa
Housing: pay 93.6% more in Santa Rosa
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.3% more in Santa Rosa
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Santa Rosa

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Santa Rosa are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santa Rosa.

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Santa Rosa vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$25.00	+113.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$12.00	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.43	+111.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$3.25	+288.6%
Average			+109.7%

Moscow vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$4.34	+326.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$11.30	+58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$5.51	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$5.58	+199.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$6.49	+117.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$2.58	+177.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.23	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$3.17	+251.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$3.10	+73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.75	+330.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.65	+409.3%
Average			+154.7%

Moscow vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$5.77	+74.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$45.00	+10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$37,323.93	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$19.20	+90.9%
Average			+31.3%

Moscow vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of transportation

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pay 93.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$72.11	+629.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,425.71	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,936.67	+140.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$147.78	+3.5%
Average			+93.6%

Moscow vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of housing

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$1,278.00	+58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$40,000.00	+51.4%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$8.00	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$6.50	+75.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$12.00	+247.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$70.67	+68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$14.50	+54.9%
Average			+79.3%

Moscow vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Santa Rosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$53.00	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$40.75	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$113.20	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$125.00	-30.6%
Average			-35.6%

Moscow vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of clothing

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