Cost of living comparison

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Waterloo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Waterloo is 59.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% more in Waterloo
Groceries: pay 78.4% more in Waterloo
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Waterloo
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Waterloo
Childcare: pay 1.9% more in Waterloo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.7% more in Waterloo
Clothing: pay 44.5% less in Waterloo

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Waterloo are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Waterloo.

Waterloo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Waterloo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$14.35 CA$19.78	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$9.33 CA$12.85	+56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.55 CA$2.14	+12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.67 CA$2.31	+173.6%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 78.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Waterloo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$2.13 CA$2.93	+151.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.63 CA$6.38	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$7.83 CA$10.79	+69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.83 CA$3.90	+68.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$6.59 CA$9.08	+167.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.48 CA$2.04	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.58 CA$0.81	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.45 CA$2.00	+61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.62 CA$2.24	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.91 CA$1.25	+112.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$1.04 CA$1.44	+208.6%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Waterloo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.06 CA$5.59	+42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$67.09 CA$92.45	+83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$17.22 CA$23.73	+200.7%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Moscow	Waterloo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$50.59 CA$69.71	+547.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$1,408.01 CA$1,940.17	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$1,172.06 CA$1,615.04	+65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$127.82 CA$176.12	+15.6%
Average			+160.1%

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pay 1.9% more for childcare

	Moscow	Waterloo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$545.73 CA$751.98	-16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$17,222.15 CA$23,731.27	+20.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Waterloo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$5.20 CA$7.17	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.85 CA$3.93	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$13.63 CA$18.79	+357.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$35.28 CA$48.62	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$11.30 CA$15.57	+72.2%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 44.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Waterloo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$43.77 CA$60.32	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$26.91 CA$37.08	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$65.30 CA$89.98	-46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$85.75 CA$118.16	-45.3%
Average			-44.5%

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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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