Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.2 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Washington instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
$173.48
|
|
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