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Russia

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United Kingdom

St Albans vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

St Albans is 76.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% more in St Albans
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in St Albans
Transportation: pay 90.2% more in St Albans
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in St Albans
Childcare: pay 77.7% more in St Albans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in St Albans
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in St Albans

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

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St Albans vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St Albans instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 76.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	St Albans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB978.33	$21.14 £15.97	+80.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB587.00	$9.25 £6.98	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB135.29	$2.74 £2.07	+69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.91	$1.87 £1.41	+124.0%
Average			+76.5%

Moscow vs. St Albans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	St Albans
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB85.11	$1.59 £1.20	+56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB596.93	$4.86 £3.67	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB385.82	$6.09 £4.60	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB155.91	$4.36 £3.29	+133.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB249.52	$4.29 £3.24	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.95	$1.35 £1.02	+44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.05	$0.59 £0.45	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB75.43	$1.00 £0.75	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB149.39	$1.50 £1.13	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.99	$0.73 £0.55	+79.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.06	$0.65 £0.49	+100.7%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 90.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	St Albans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB276.94	$7.52 £5.68	+127.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,399.68	$81.44 £61.50	+100.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$38,182.92 £28,832.53	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB841.36	$23.67 £17.87	+135.3%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	St Albans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB826.33	$42.28 £31.93	+327.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB122K	$1,883.05 £1,421.92	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB67,274.34	$1,527.91 £1,153.75	+89.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,946.70	$256.84 £193.95	+79.8%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 77.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	St Albans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB67,659.00	$2,551.12 £1,926.39	+215.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$10,571.50 £7,982.71	-60.0%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	St Albans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB391.33	$6.61 £4.99	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB309.37	$4.53 £3.42	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB288.61	$22.46 £16.96	+551.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,513.59	$52.86 £39.91	+25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB782.66	$19.82 £14.97	+111.8%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	St Albans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,071.28	$77.08 £58.21	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,224.26	$47.12 £35.58	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,152.21	$91.76 £69.29	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,069.99	$121.13 £91.47	-32.8%
Average			-30.8%

Moscow vs. St Albans - Cost of clothing

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