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Szczecin vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Szczecin is 9.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% more in Szczecin
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Szczecin
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Szczecin
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Szczecin
Childcare: pay 42.7% less in Szczecin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Szczecin
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Szczecin

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

Szczecin vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Szczecin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$9.57 PLN34.50	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$8.89 PLN32.03	+48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.94 PLN6.98	+40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.59 PLN5.75	+160.8%
Average			+57.5%

Moscow vs. Szczecin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Szczecin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.34 PLN4.82	+58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.82 PLN17.36	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$3.66 PLN13.18	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.25 PLN11.72	+93.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.93 PLN10.57	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.43 PLN1.56	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.79 PLN2.85	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.64 PLN2.31	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.05 PLN3.77	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.42 PLN1.53	-0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.49 PLN1.77	+44.7%
Average			+4.5%

Moscow vs. Szczecin - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Szczecin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.48 PLN23.37	+128.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$27.34 PLN98.57	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$33,599.82 PLN121,128.73	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$10.25 PLN36.96	+79.0%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Szczecin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$17.77 PLN64.07	+127.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$628.85 PLN2,267.04	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$530.88 PLN1,913.84	-25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$200.15 PLN721.56	+81.0%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 42.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Szczecin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$375.94 PLN1,355.29	-42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$8,202.41 PLN29,570.04	-42.6%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Szczecin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$3.28 PLN11.83	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.33 PLN11.99	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.33 PLN19.22	+78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$30.08 PLN108.42	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$6.84 PLN24.64	+4.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Szczecin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$60.15 PLN216.85	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$30.76 PLN110.89	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$70.54 PLN254.30	-42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$86.13 PLN310.49	-45.1%
Average			-36.0%

Moscow vs. Szczecin - 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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