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Somerset West vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Somerset West is 4.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Somerset West
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Somerset West
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Somerset West
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Somerset West
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Somerset West
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Somerset West
Clothing: pay 50.5% less in Somerset West

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

Somerset West vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somerset West instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Somerset West
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$8.64 ZAR145.85	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$5.04 ZAR85.08	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.86 ZAR14.59	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.91 ZAR15.31	+48.4%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Somerset West
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$0.95 ZAR16.12	+12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$3.89 ZAR65.63	-38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$3.54 ZAR59.81	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.20 ZAR37.19	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.26 ZAR38.08	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.79 ZAR13.29	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.76 ZAR12.84	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.74 ZAR12.56	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.73 ZAR12.35	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.60 ZAR10.10	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.62 ZAR10.52	+84.1%
Average			+0.9%

Moscow vs. Somerset West - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Somerset West
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.75 ZAR80.24	+67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$20,166.39 ZAR340,317.09	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$10.20 ZAR172.10	+78.0%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Somerset West
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$43.17 ZAR728.49	+452.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$639.56 ZAR10,792.91	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$403.33 ZAR6,806.34	-43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$57.35 ZAR967.76	-48.1%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Somerset West
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$229.03 ZAR3,865.03	-65.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$3,457.10 ZAR58,340.07	-75.8%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Somerset West
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.59 ZAR43.76	-37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.07 ZAR35.00	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$3.17 ZAR53.48	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$39.61 ZAR668.48	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$6.91 ZAR116.68	+5.3%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 50.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Somerset West
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$32.65 ZAR550.99	-57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$28.09 ZAR474.01	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$67.22 ZAR1,134.39	-45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$65.30 ZAR1,101.98	-58.4%
Average			-50.5%

Moscow vs. Somerset West - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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