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Valparaiso vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 6.3% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 17.0% more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 36.4% less in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 58.9% less in Valparaiso

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

Valparaiso vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$9.38 CLF0.2200	-21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.04 CLF0.1900	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.17 CLF0.0300	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.87 CLF0.0200	+41.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.54 CLF0.0400	+81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.09 CLF0.1200	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.49 CLF0.1100	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.98 CLF0.0900	+136.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.63 CLF0.0100	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.52 CLF0.0100	+21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+72.2%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.07 CLF0.1200	+78.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$52.10 CLF1.2200	+42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$14,562.90 CLF342.0400	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+10.1%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 17.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$21.60 CLF0.5100	+176.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$470.86 CLF11.0600	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$419.72 CLF9.8600	-40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$104.95 CLF2.4700	-5.1%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$428.05 CLF10.0500	-34.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$8,857.58 CLF208.0400	-38.0%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$3.13 CLF0.0700	-25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.78 CLF0.0700	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.43 CLF0.1000	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$21.88 CLF0.5100	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.21 CLF0.1200	-20.6%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 58.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$31.26 CLF0.7300	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$20.84 CLF0.4900	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$59.40 CLF1.4000	-51.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$48.98 CLF1.1500	-68.8%
Average			-58.9%

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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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