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Tamarin vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tamarin is 2.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Tamarin
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Tamarin
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tamarin
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Tamarin
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Tamarin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Tamarin
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Tamarin

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

Tamarin vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Tamarin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$6.60 MUR303.89	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.50 MUR253.24	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.88 MUR40.52	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.58 MUR26.77	-5.0%
Average			-23.5%

Moscow vs. Tamarin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Moscow	Tamarin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.38 MUR17.73	-54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$2.75 MUR126.62	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$5.72 MUR263.62	+23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.15 MUR99.27	+28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.64 MUR121.76	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.92 MUR42.27	+13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.90 MUR41.35	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.67 MUR30.78	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.22 MUR56.06	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.45 MUR20.68	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.45 MUR20.68	+32.6%
Average			-4.4%

Moscow vs. Tamarin - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Tamarin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.16 MUR237.74	+81.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$10.99 MUR506.49	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$28,583.99 MUR1,316,864.53	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+437.4%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Tamarin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$29.98 MUR1,381.02	+283.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$769.57 MUR35,454.04	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$384.78 MUR17,727.02	-45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-65.0%
Average			+33.5%

Moscow vs. Tamarin - Cost of housing

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Tamarin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$151.72 MUR6,989.51	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$3,166.23 MUR145,868.07	-77.8%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tamarin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.65 MUR75.97	-60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.61 MUR120.29	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$6.60 MUR303.89	+121.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$50.21 MUR2,312.95	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$6.05 MUR278.57	-7.9%
Average			+9.6%

Moscow vs. Tamarin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Tamarin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$58.63 MUR2,701.26	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$87.95 MUR4,051.89	-28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$58.63 MUR2,701.26	-62.6%
Average			-28.6%

Moscow vs. Tamarin - 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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