Cost of living comparison

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Tampere vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tampere is 66.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Tampere
Groceries
pay 76.4% more in Tampere
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Tampere
Housing
pay 32.2% more in Tampere
Childcare
pay 50.5% less in Tampere
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Tampere
Clothing
pay 5.9% more in Tampere

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

Tampere vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Tampere
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB950.80
$16.06
€13.68
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB475.40
$11.68
€9.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB110.14
$3.50
€2.99

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Tampere
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB67.42
$2.97
€2.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB499.56
$4.36
€3.72
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB368.11
$5.43
€4.63

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Tampere
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB226.14
$8.11
€6.91
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,918.97
$69.50
€59.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,947,491.41
$36,353.68
€30,973.55

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pay 32.2% more for housing

 
Moscow
Tampere
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB622.74
$22.84
€19.46
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB99,834.39
$967.80
€824.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB56,507.99
$750.34
€639.29

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Tampere
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,294.20
$324.70
€276.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,138,207.09
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Tampere
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB332.78
$9.34
€7.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB251.50
$5.35
€4.56
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB237.70
$11.68
€9.95

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

 
Moscow
Tampere
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,059.63
$95.00
€80.94
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,803.21
$52.56
€44.78
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,795.53
$110.31
€93.98

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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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