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Moscow vs. Nizhny Novgorod Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 61.8% more expensive than Nizhny Novgorod.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 70.8% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.4% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Nizhny Novgorod Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Nizhny Novgorod, you would:

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.91 RUB909.72	$11.93 RUB911.35	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.66 RUB432.12	$5.97 RUB455.67	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 RUB99.24	$1.38 RUB105.57	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 RUB33.49	$0.61 RUB46.71	+39.4%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 RUB44.72	$0.85 RUB64.62	+44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 RUB382.08	$6.27 RUB478.82	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 RUB291.08	$4.62 RUB352.84	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 RUB109.99	$1.68 RUB128.49	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 RUB172.56	$2.46 RUB188.10	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB55.84	$0.81 RUB61.80	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB54.79	$0.87 RUB66.45	+21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB64.13	$0.90 RUB68.87	+7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 RUB90.99	$1.64 RUB125.22	+37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB22.87	$0.43 RUB32.60	+42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 RUB21.80	$0.34 RUB25.86	+18.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.72 RUB207.70	$2.84 RUB216.76	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.19 RUB1,159.89	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	+141.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB2,729,161.03	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.08 RUB463.96	$5.73 RUB437.45	-5.7%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.03 RUB536.74	$7.82 RUB596.90	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.06 RUB40,937.42	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+133.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.21 RUB26,591.83	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+103.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.37 RUB6,290.24	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+34.3%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.91 RUB24,812.09	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+102.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,692.86 RUB282,013.31	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+286.9%
Average			+194.4%

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pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 RUB75.05	$4.18 RUB318.97	+325.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB185.73	$3.16 RUB241.06	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.62 RUB200.14	$2.98 RUB227.84	+13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.16 RUB2,150.25	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	+58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 RUB454.86	$6.56 RUB501.24	+10.2%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.45 RUB5,685.75	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.63 RUB3,866.31	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.08 RUB9,552.06	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.15 RUB8,793.96	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+36.2%
Average			+7.8%

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