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Williamsburg vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Williamsburg is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Williamsburg
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Williamsburg
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Williamsburg
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Williamsburg
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Williamsburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.0% more in Williamsburg
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Williamsburg

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

Williamsburg vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$18.00	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$13.00	+117.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$2.60	+88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$2.17	+254.3%
Average			+127.8%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$3.78	+346.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$6.61	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$3.58	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$3.52	+109.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$3.75	+52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$2.50	+208.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.60	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$2.13	+136.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$1.56	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$2.60	+509.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.53	+351.9%
Average			+151.0%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$3.12	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$36,328.50	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$14.58	+154.6%
Average			+54.2%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$62.50	+699.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$2,416.67	+92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$1,566.67	+120.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$79.25	-28.3%
Average			+221.3%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$1,833.33	+179.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$24,000.00	+68.0%
Average			+123.7%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of childcare

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pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$5.00	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$5.50	+74.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$6.40	+114.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$95.00	+113.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$15.00	+128.5%
Average			+90.0%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Williamsburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$37.00	-51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$35.00	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$83.75	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$130.00	-17.1%
Average			-31.8%

Moscow vs. Williamsburg - Cost of clothing

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