Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sioux City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary
Sioux City is 11.2% more expensive than Moscow.
Sioux City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sioux City instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.70
RUB958.35
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.02
RUB575.01
|
$10.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
RUB132.53
|
$2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB68.48
|
$1.76
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of restaurants
pay 58.8% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
RUB83.38
|
$2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.14
RUB584.74
|
$4.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
RUB377.94
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
RUB152.73
|
$3.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
RUB244.43
|
$3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
RUB76.36
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB66.66
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB73.89
|
$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB146.33
|
$1.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
RUB33.29
|
$0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
RUB26.50
|
$2.16
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
RUB271.29
|
$3.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.65
RUB3,330.26
|
$48.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,895.19
RUB3M
|
$35,908.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.06
RUB824.18
|
$11.94
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of transportation
pay 3.6% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.88
RUB809.45
|
$69.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,454.91
RUB119K
|
$936.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.40
RUB65,900.59
|
$930.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.85
RUB11,702.75
|
$128.07
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of housing
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$809.00
RUB66,277.41
|
$1,083.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,421.03
RUB2M
|
$11,812.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of childcare
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
RUB383.34
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
RUB303.05
|
$6.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
RUB282.71
|
$8.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.01
RUB3,441.84
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.36
RUB766.68
|
$15.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Sioux City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.46
RUB8,886.04
|
$43.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.47
RUB5,117.58
|
$21.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$145.30
RUB11,904.07
|
$77.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$180.19
RUB14,762.26
|
$88.33
|
|
Moscow vs. Sioux City - Cost of clothing
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