Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Germany

Tubingen vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tubingen is 22.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 85.0% more in Tubingen
Groceries: pay 41.7% more in Tubingen
Transportation: pay 58.9% more in Tubingen
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Tubingen
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Tubingen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Tubingen
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Tubingen

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

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Tubingen vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Tubingen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$16.80 €15.07	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$13.44 €12.05	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$3.72 €3.34	+129.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$3.45 €3.09	+312.6%
Average			+85.0%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Tubingen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.14 €1.92	+110.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$7.40 €6.64	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$4.76 €4.27	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$3.52 €3.16	+88.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$5.32 €4.77	+78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$1.47 €1.32	+57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.89 €0.80	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.07 €0.96	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.33 €2.09	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$0.56 €0.50	+37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$0.54 €0.48	+66.4%
Average			+41.7%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Tubingen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$7.85 €7.05	+137.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$67.74 €60.78	+66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$30,434.41 €27,304.23	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$29.34 €26.32	+191.6%
Average			+58.9%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Moscow	Tubingen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$52.70 €47.28	+433.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,002.16 €899.09	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$856.60 €768.50	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$295.53 €265.14	+106.9%
Average			+7.1%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of housing

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Tubingen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$469.92 €421.58	-41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$13,687.29 €12,279.55	-48.2%
Average			-45.1%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of childcare

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tubingen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.60 €5.02	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$4.19 €3.76	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$9.74 €8.74	+182.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$35.45 €31.81	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$12.32 €11.05	+31.6%
Average			+21.0%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Tubingen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$114.94 €103.12	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$37.69 €33.82	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$125.97 €113.01	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$212.75 €190.87	+18.1%
Average			-10.1%

Moscow vs. Tubingen - Cost of clothing

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