Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Estonia

Tartu vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tartu is 9.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% more in Tartu
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Tartu
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Tartu
Housing: pay 36.1% less in Tartu
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Tartu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in Tartu
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Tartu

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

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Tartu vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Tartu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$16.80 €14.95	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$11.20 €9.97	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.37 €3.00	+108.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$3.78 €3.37	+352.5%
Average			+73.4%

Moscow vs. Tartu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Tartu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.90 €1.69	+86.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.36 €5.66	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.59 €4.08	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$2.93 €2.61	+57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$3.90 €3.47	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$0.95 €0.84	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.66 €0.59	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.12 €1.00	+24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.37 €1.22	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.48 €0.43	+18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.40 €0.35	+22.3%
Average			+13.1%

Moscow vs. Tartu - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Tartu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.45 €6.63	+125.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$31.07 €27.66	-23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$27,984.43 €24,907.15	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$11.65 €10.36	+15.8%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 36.1% less for housing

	Moscow	Tartu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$35.82 €31.88	+262.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$623.37 €554.82	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$432.50 €384.94	-46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$235.00 €209.16	+64.5%
Average			-36.1%

Moscow vs. Tartu - Cost of housing

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Tartu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$434.83 €387.01	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$11,846.80 €10,544.08	-55.2%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tartu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$6.49 €5.78	+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$4.05 €3.61	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$6.75 €6.01	+95.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$39.05 €34.76	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$11.68 €10.39	+24.8%
Average			+20.7%

Moscow vs. Tartu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Tartu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$109.52 €97.47	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$48.52 €43.18	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$105.10 €93.55	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$119.57 €106.42	-33.6%
Average			-21.7%

Moscow vs. Tartu - Cost of clothing

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