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Zielona Gora vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 7.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% more in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Zielona Gora

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

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 51.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$9.57 PLN34.50	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$7.79 PLN28.09	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.78 PLN6.41	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.64 PLN5.91	+168.2%
Average			+51.9%

Moscow vs. Zielona Gora - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.16 PLN4.19	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.78 PLN17.25	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$4.03 PLN14.53	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.03 PLN10.93	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.11 PLN7.60	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.45 PLN1.61	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.68 PLN2.46	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.77 PLN2.79	-14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.74 PLN2.68	-54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.37 PLN1.34	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.56 PLN2.01	+64.6%
Average			-1.6%

Moscow vs. Zielona Gora - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.59 PLN23.75	+132.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$25.82 PLN93.06	-29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$8.75 PLN31.54	+52.7%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$16.40 PLN59.14	+109.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$162.04 PLN584.15	+46.5%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-61.7%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$3.01 PLN10.84	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.92 PLN10.51	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.13 PLN18.48	+71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$39.19 PLN141.28	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$7.25 PLN26.12	+10.4%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$95.69 PLN344.98	+25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$37.94 PLN136.76	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$82.02 PLN295.70	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$123.04 PLN443.55	-21.5%
Average			-12.4%

Moscow vs. Zielona Gora - Cost of clothing

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