Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Canada

St. Albert vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

St. Albert is 25.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in St. Albert
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in St. Albert
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in St. Albert
Housing: pay 37.4% more in St. Albert
Childcare: pay 42.1% less in St. Albert
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in St. Albert
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in St. Albert

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

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St. Albert vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Albert instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	St. Albert
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$19.64 CA$27.50	+67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$9.82 CA$13.75	+39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.10 CA$2.95	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.98 CA$2.77	+136.3%
Average			+58.9%

Moscow vs. St. Albert - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	St. Albert
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$2.20 CA$3.08	+115.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$5.64 CA$7.90	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$6.42 CA$8.99	+39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.47 CA$4.86	+86.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$5.11 CA$7.16	+71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.90 CA$2.66	+103.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.61 CA$0.86	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.89 CA$2.65	+109.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.76 CA$2.46	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.23 CA$1.72	+201.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.21 CA$1.70	+275.2%
Average			+66.5%

Moscow vs. St. Albert - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	St. Albert
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$4.27 CA$5.98	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$61.02 CA$85.44	+50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$13.65 CA$19.11	+35.7%
Average			+12.7%

Moscow vs. St. Albert - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Moscow	St. Albert
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$53.71 CA$75.20	+443.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$124.11 CA$173.78	-13.1%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 42.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	St. Albert
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$755.66 CA$1,058.12	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$9,493.63 CA$13,293.46	-64.1%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	St. Albert
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$4.91 CA$6.87	+4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$3.72 CA$5.21	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$14.03 CA$19.64	+306.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$39.77 CA$55.69	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$12.80 CA$17.92	+36.8%
Average			+24.1%

Moscow vs. St. Albert - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	St. Albert
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$56.11 CA$78.57	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$39.55 CA$55.37	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$84.98 CA$119.00	-41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$110.17 CA$154.27	-38.9%
Average			-41.5%

Moscow vs. St. Albert - Cost of clothing

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