Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.4 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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