Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Murcia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 11.0% more expensive than Murcia.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 15.6% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 49.6% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 52.1% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Murcia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Murcia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$11.70 RUB996.18	-30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$7.02 RUB597.71	-47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.80	$1.62 RUB137.76	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 €1.33	$0.84 RUB71.18	-44.0%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Murcia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 €1.22	$1.02 RUB86.67	-25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 €7.00	$7.14 RUB607.83	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 €4.06	$4.61 RUB392.86	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$1.86 RUB158.76	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 €3.83	$2.98 RUB254.08	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 €1.15	$0.93 RUB79.37	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.81 RUB69.29	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.90 RUB76.80	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.79 RUB152.11	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.41 RUB34.61	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.79	$0.32 RUB27.55	-63.3%
Average			-23.8%

Murcia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

	Murcia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 €5.70	$3.31 RUB282.00	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.98	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	+21.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,484.13	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.06 RUB856.71
Average			-15.6%

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pay 49.6% more for housing

	Murcia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.69 €23.82	$9.88 RUB841.41	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$767.82 €685.37	$1,454.91 RUB124K	+89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$561.36 €501.08	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	+43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.22 €89.45	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	+42.5%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Murcia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$391.91 €349.82	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	+106.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,128.98 €6,363.46	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+270.6%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Murcia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.75	$4.68 RUB398.47	+52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 €2.12	$3.70 RUB315.01	+55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$3.45 RUB293.87	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.31 €35.98	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 €8.75	$9.36 RUB796.94	-4.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 52.1% more for clothing

	Murcia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.78 €64.97	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	+49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.51 €33.48	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	+66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.18 €91.20	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	+42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.69 €105.95	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	+51.8%
Average			+52.1%

Murcia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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