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Russia

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Germany

Wiesbaden vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Wiesbaden is 22.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Wiesbaden
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Wiesbaden
Transportation: pay 61.3% more in Wiesbaden
Housing: pay 1.5% more in Wiesbaden
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Wiesbaden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Wiesbaden
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Wiesbaden

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

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Wiesbaden vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$17.92 €15.99	+53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$14.56 €12.99	+107.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$3.44 €3.07	+112.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$3.25 €2.90	+288.5%
Average			+93.2%

Moscow vs. Wiesbaden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.89 €1.69	+85.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$7.15 €6.38	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$5.31 €4.74	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.47 €3.10	+86.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$4.59 €4.10	+54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.52 €1.36	+63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.01 €0.90	+24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$0.89 €0.80	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$2.19 €1.95	+22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$0.57 €0.51	+41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$0.60 €0.54	+86.8%
Average			+39.8%

Moscow vs. Wiesbaden - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$8.47 €7.56	+155.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$64.94 €57.97	+59.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$22.95 €20.49	+128.2%
Average			+61.3%

Moscow vs. Wiesbaden - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$50.39 €44.97	+410.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$890.75 €795.03	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$888.79 €793.28	+10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$260.23 €232.27	+82.2%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$413.18 €368.78	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$19,278.11 €17,206.45	-27.0%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$5.04 €4.50	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$4.37 €3.90	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$9.74 €8.69	+182.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$55.71 €49.72	+32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$13.44 €11.99	+43.6%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Wiesbaden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$123.17 €109.93	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$36.92 €32.96	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$128.77 €114.93	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$205.28 €183.22	+13.9%
Average			-9.3%

Moscow vs. Wiesbaden - Cost of clothing

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