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Venice vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Venice is 24.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 91.9% more in Venice
Groceries: pay 89.9% more in Venice
Transportation: pay 41.6% more in Venice
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Venice
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Venice
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% more in Venice
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Venice

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

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Venice vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Venice
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$22.39 €20.00	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$12.32 €11.00	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$3.51 €3.13	+116.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$1.96 €1.75	+134.4%
Average			+91.9%

Moscow vs. Venice - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Venice
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$2.69 €2.40	+164.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$7.28 €6.50	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$7.31 €6.53	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$5.29 €4.72	+183.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$7.24 €6.46	+142.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$1.61 €1.44	+73.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$1.34 €1.19	+64.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$1.35 €1.21	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$2.45 €2.19	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$0.91 €0.82	+125.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$0.97 €0.86	+198.5%
Average			+89.9%

Moscow vs. Venice - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Venice
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$7.89 €7.04	+138.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	$41.43 €36.99	+1.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,317.50 €32,427.79	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$18.36 €16.40	+82.5%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Moscow	Venice
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$33.03 €29.49	+234.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,260.82 €1,125.78	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$713.83 €637.38	-11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$207.22 €185.02	+45.1%
Average			+1.1%

Moscow vs. Venice - Cost of housing

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Venice
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$615.85 €549.89	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$6,718.41 €5,998.85	-74.6%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Venice
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$6.72 €6.00	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$2.20 €1.97	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$6.72 €6.00	+94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$90.98 €81.23	+116.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$11.20 €10.00	+19.7%
Average			+31.4%

Moscow vs. Venice - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Venice
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$92.38 €82.48	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$37.79 €33.74	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$120.37 €107.48	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$176.36 €157.47	-2.1%
Average			-19.6%

Moscow vs. Venice - Cost of clothing

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