Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 23.6% cheaper than Nelson BC.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Nelson BC, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
$9.92
RUB897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
CA$13.86
|
$4.92
RUB445.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
CA$3.17
|
$1.10
RUB99.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.60
RUB54.23
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
CA$3.93
|
$0.63
RUB57.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
CA$8.58
|
$4.72
RUB426.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
CA$10.70
|
$3.62
RUB327.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$1.74
RUB157.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
CA$8.48
|
$2.18
RUB197.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.83
|
$0.64
RUB57.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
CA$0.40
|
$0.69
RUB62.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
CA$1.00
|
$0.79
RUB71.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$1.56
RUB140.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.53
CA$3.45
|
$0.19
RUB17.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
CA$1.25
|
$0.20
RUB18.35
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CA$6.33
|
$2.31
RUB209.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,700.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,967,450.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
CA$23.19
|
$5.69
RUB514.36
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.71
CA$80.10
|
$6.03
RUB544.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,394.39
CA$1,902.27
|
$881.83
RUB79,731.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,601.92
|
$532.09
RUB48,109.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.80
CA$129.33
|
$90.54
RUB8,186.45
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$484.25
RUB43,783.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,274.44
CA$14,016.76
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,044,647.80
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
CA$6.01
|
$3.28
RUB296.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
CA$5.12
|
$2.63
RUB238.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$17.52
|
$2.52
RUB227.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.93
RUB2,977.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$5.47
RUB494.58
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Nelson BC
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.99
CA$76.38
|
$98.68
RUB8,922.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
CA$56.32
|
$46.53
RUB4,206.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.36
CA$112.37
|
$117.96
RUB10,665.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.60
CA$187.72
|
$114.14
RUB10,320.30
|
|
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