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Worcester vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Worcester is 16.3% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% less in Worcester
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Worcester
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Worcester
Housing: pay 17.2% more in Worcester
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Worcester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Worcester
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in Worcester

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

Worcester vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Worcester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$4.88 ZAR83.43	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$4.24 ZAR72.63	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.69 ZAR11.78	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.63 ZAR10.80	+3.2%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	Moscow	Worcester
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$0.95 ZAR16.20	+11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$3.87 ZAR66.25	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$2.90 ZAR49.54	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$1.60 ZAR27.46	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$1.82 ZAR31.16	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$0.78 ZAR13.42	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.52 ZAR8.90	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$0.74 ZAR12.68	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.57 ZAR9.79	-65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.31 ZAR5.34	-26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.62 ZAR10.62	+83.3%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Worcester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$4.59 ZAR78.47	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$21,796.50 ZAR372,980.00	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$10.15 ZAR173.73	+77.2%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 17.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Worcester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$28.68 ZAR490.76	+266.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$372.83 ZAR6,379.92	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$229.44 ZAR3,926.11	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$43.86 ZAR750.58	-60.3%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Worcester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$228.00 ZAR3,901.57	-65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$5,090.62 ZAR87,110.38	-64.4%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Worcester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$2.29 ZAR39.26	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$1.61 ZAR27.48	-49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$3.15 ZAR53.98	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$28.11 ZAR480.95	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$6.88 ZAR117.78	+4.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Worcester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$55.23 ZAR945.07	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$33.91 ZAR580.24	-29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$117.06 ZAR2,003.21	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$88.13 ZAR1,508.15	-43.8%
Average			-26.2%

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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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