Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Japan

Yokosuka vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Yokosuka is 25.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% less in Yokosuka
Groceries: pay 94.3% more in Yokosuka
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Yokosuka
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Yokosuka
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Yokosuka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Yokosuka
Clothing: pay 47.6% less in Yokosuka

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

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Yokosuka vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB1,023.67	$6.68 ¥1,046	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB511.83	$5.35 ¥837	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB118.58	$1.14 ¥178	-17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB52.46	$0.76 ¥119	+23.8%
Average			-12.1%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB72.58	$1.46 ¥228	+72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB537.84	$4.86 ¥761	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB396.32	$5.51 ¥864	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB144.32	$2.21 ¥346	+31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB211.28	$3.03 ¥475	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.42	$2.63 ¥411	+224.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB74.64	$1.36 ¥214	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB77.36	$1.76 ¥275	+94.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB140.65	$2.64 ¥413	+60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB36.61	$1.44 ¥226	+238.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB29.04	$1.14 ¥179	+237.9%
Average			+94.3%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB243.47	$4.43 ¥694	+56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB3,142.66	$66.16 ¥10,360	+80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$22,332.63 ¥3M	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB491.36	$26.86 ¥4,207	+369.0%
Average			+116.5%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB670.46	$32.91 ¥5,154	+321.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB107K	$568.01 ¥88,947	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB60,838.49	$334.12 ¥52,322	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,486.81	$127.75 ¥20,005	+15.5%
Average			+57.3%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of housing

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB56,301.78	$271.75 ¥42,555	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$10,914.61 ¥2M	-23.6%
Average			-41.1%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB358.28	$2.67 ¥419	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB270.77	$3.01 ¥471	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB255.92	$3.34 ¥523	+12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,823.94	$46.78 ¥7,325	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB563.02	$12.03 ¥1,884	+83.3%
Average			+11.9%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Yokosuka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,524.02	$40.09 ¥6,279	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB4,094.67	$28.40 ¥4,447	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,546.21	$50.12 ¥7,848	-59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB13,449.87	$88.54 ¥13,865	-43.5%
Average			-47.6%

Moscow vs. Yokosuka - Cost of clothing

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