Cost of living comparison

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Yakima vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Yakima is 55.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 84.8% more in Yakima
Groceries
pay 79.0% more in Yakima
Transportation
pay 20.9% more in Yakima
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Yakima
Childcare
pay 20.8% more in Yakima
Entertainment and Sports
pay 66.7% more in Yakima
Clothing
pay 39.1% less in Yakima

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

Yakima vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 84.8% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Yakima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.70
RUB978.33
$15.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.02
RUB587.00
$11.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
RUB135.29
$2.17
 

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Yakima
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
RUB85.11
$3.99
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
RUB596.93
$5.79
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
RUB385.82
$3.66
 

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Yakima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
RUB276.94
$4.87
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.65
RUB3,399.68
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,895.19
RUB3M
$36,934.07
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Yakima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.88
RUB826.33
$68.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,454.91
RUB122K
$1,037.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.40
RUB67,274.34
$1,062.50
 

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pay 20.8% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Yakima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $809.00
RUB67,659.00
$1,733.33
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,421.03
RUB2M
$7,200.00
 

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pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Yakima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
RUB391.33
$3.75
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
RUB309.37
$4.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
RUB288.61
$12.06
 

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Yakima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.46
RUB9,071.28
$61.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.47
RUB5,224.26
$44.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.30
RUB12,152.21
$81.67
 

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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: October 2026
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