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Russia

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Spain

Santiago de Compostela vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Santiago de Compostela is 13.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Santiago de Compostela
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Santiago de Compostela
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Santiago de Compostela
Housing: pay 34.7% less in Santiago de Compostela
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in Santiago de Compostela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Santiago de Compostela
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Santiago de Compostela

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Santiago de Compostela are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santiago de Compostela.

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Santiago de Compostela vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$13.44 €11.99	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$9.52 €8.49	+35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.74 €2.45	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$2.16 €1.93	+158.4%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.14 €1.02	+12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$4.48 €4.00	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$4.49 €4.00	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$2.80 €2.50	+50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$3.05 €2.72	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$0.94 €0.84	+0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.94 €0.84	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$0.66 €0.59	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.27 €1.13	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$0.91 €0.82	+125.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$0.66 €0.59	+104.1%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$6.52 €5.82	+97.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$33.59 €29.98	-17.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$15.73 €14.04	+56.4%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 34.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$33.03 €29.48	+234.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$727.83 €649.61	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$512.28 €457.23	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$117.52 €104.90	-17.7%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$335.92 €299.82	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$8,420.41 €7,515.54	-68.1%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$3.02 €2.70	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$1.99 €1.78	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$5.88 €5.25	+70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$50.76 €45.31	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$10.08 €8.99	+7.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Santiago de Compostela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$89.58 €79.95	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$62.99 €56.22	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$100.78 €89.95	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$93.31 €83.28	-48.2%
Average			-26.0%

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