Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 3.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 62.3% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Victoria
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 53.4% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$18.02 SCR252.68	+54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$12.63 SCR177.21	+80.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.32 SCR32.48	+43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.66 SCR37.29	+218.1%
Average			+73.6%

Moscow vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.74 SCR24.47	+71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$15.56 SCR218.25	+118.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$7.27 SCR102.03	+57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.80 SCR53.37	+104.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$2.82 SCR39.54	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.02 SCR14.33	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.25 SCR17.57	+54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.09 SCR15.28	+20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.85 SCR39.95	+59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.88 SCR12.38	+117.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.83 SCR11.59	+155.5%
Average			+62.3%

Moscow vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$6.12 SCR85.81	+84.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$33.37 SCR468.01	-17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	??
Average			+6.1%

Moscow vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+1303.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$804.72 SCR11,286.52
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-25.7%
Average			-7.8%

Moscow vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-67.1%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$4.01 SCR56.30	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$4.00 SCR56.12	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$24.19 SCR339.29	+601.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+86.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$7.21 SCR101.07	-23.0%
Average			+31.0%

Moscow vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 53.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$37.23 SCR522.21	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$24.74 SCR347.02	-60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	-44.0%
Average			-53.4%

Moscow vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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