Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Russia

Moscow vs. Narva Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 48.6% more expensive than Narva.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Narva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% less for restaurants

	Narva	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.99	$11.70 RUB996.18	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €8.00	$7.02 RUB597.71	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 €1.65	$1.62 RUB137.76	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 €1.40	$0.84 RUB71.18	-46.7%
Average			-25.4%

Narva vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Narva	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.17	$1.02 RUB86.67	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.06	$7.14 RUB607.83	+25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 €3.47	$4.61 RUB392.86	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 €2.25	$1.86 RUB158.76	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.70	$2.98 RUB254.08	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$0.93 RUB79.37	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.81 RUB69.29	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.08	$0.90 RUB76.80	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.79 RUB152.11	+35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.41 RUB34.61	+18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.32 RUB27.55	-9.4%
Average			-2.4%

Narva vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Narva	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 €6.39	$3.31 RUB282.00	-53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €19.99	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	+81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,987.40	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.88 €11.49	$10.06 RUB856.71	-21.9%
Average			-4.6%

Narva vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Narva	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.11 €25.99	$9.88 RUB841.41	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.93 €249.87	$1,454.91 RUB124K	+419.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.14 €209.89	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	+242.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.56 €179.02	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	-28.8%
Average			+184.7%

Narva vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Narva	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.74 €239.88	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	+201.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,838.15 €6,996.47	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+237.1%
Average			+218.6%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Narva	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.50	$4.68 RUB398.47	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 €3.33	$3.70 RUB315.01	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.65	$3.45 RUB293.87	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 €37.98	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.56 €8.54	$9.36 RUB796.94	-2.1%
Average			-8.2%

Narva vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Narva	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.63	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	+26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.69	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	+22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.18 €84.96	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.36	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	+33.6%
Average			+33.2%

Narva vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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