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Saratoga Springs vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Saratoga Springs is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 85.0% more in Saratoga Springs
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Saratoga Springs
Transportation: pay 75.2% more in Saratoga Springs
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Saratoga Springs
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Saratoga Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Saratoga Springs
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Saratoga Springs

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

Saratoga Springs vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saratoga Springs instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 85.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$20.00	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$8.00	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$2.13	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.74	+184.1%
Average			+85.0%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$3.40	+301.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$9.53	+52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$4.25	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.72	+121.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$10.75	+336.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$1.73	+113.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.64	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$1.76	+94.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$3.27	+99.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$1.45	+239.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$1.36	+302.7%
Average			+147.8%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$3.22	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$34,000.00	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$18.35	+220.4%
Average			+75.2%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$66.00	+744.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$2,509.67	+100.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$1,574.33	+122.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$147.84	+33.7%
Average			+250.1%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$1,400.00	+113.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$30,000.00	+110.0%
Average			+111.7%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$5.00	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$4.11	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$13.00	+335.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$60.00	+34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$15.00	+128.5%
Average			+109.8%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Saratoga Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$47.50	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$34.00	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$86.00	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$114.33	-27.1%
Average			-30.9%

Moscow vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of clothing

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