Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Croatia

Split vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Split is 5.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Split
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Split
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Split
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Split
Childcare: pay 41.8% less in Split
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Split
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Split

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

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Split vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Split instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Split
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$16.80 HRK112.60	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$11.20 HRK75.07	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$4.06 HRK27.19	+150.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.89 HRK19.35	+245.3%
Average			+72.0%

Moscow vs. Split - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Split
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$2.17 HRK14.57	+113.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.94 HRK46.52	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.91 HRK32.94	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$4.13 HRK27.69	+121.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.31 HRK28.93	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$0.97 HRK6.48	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.81 HRK5.46	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.85 HRK5.69	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.29 HRK8.62	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.71 HRK4.73	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.54 HRK3.61	+66.5%
Average			+27.4%

Moscow vs. Split - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Split
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.20 HRK48.25	+117.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$39.19 HRK262.74	-3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$27,993.39 HRK188K	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$20.38 HRK136.62	+102.6%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Split
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$41.42 HRK277.65	+319.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,010.50 HRK6,774.51	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$719.54 HRK4,823.90	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$160.21 HRK1,074.09	+12.2%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 41.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Split
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$616.66 HRK4,134.18	-23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$11,729.23 HRK78,634.17	-55.6%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Split
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$4.76 HRK31.90	+1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$2.77 HRK18.59	-25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$5.71 HRK38.28	+65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$61.59 HRK412.88	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$8.96 HRK60.05	-4.3%
Average			+8.4%

Moscow vs. Split - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Split
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$93.31 HRK625.57	-14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$40.28 HRK270.06	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$114.21 HRK765.70	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$97.04 HRK650.59	-46.1%
Average			-30.4%

Moscow vs. Split - Cost of clothing

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