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Moscow vs. Oskemen Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.8 times more expensive than Oskemen.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 40.3% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.6% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Oskemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% more for restaurants

	Oskemen	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 KZT5,723.80	$11.93 RUB950.80	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.30 KZT1,717.14	$5.97 RUB475.40	+80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT429.28	$1.38 RUB110.14	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT244.85	$0.61 RUB48.73	+30.1%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 40.3% more for groceries

	Oskemen	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.43 KZT225.77	$0.85 RUB67.42	+95.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 KZT2,194.12	$6.27 RUB499.56	+48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 KZT2,299.10	$4.62 RUB368.11	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 KZT763.17	$1.68 RUB134.05	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 KZT1,139.48	$2.46 RUB196.24	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 KZT223.57	$0.81 RUB64.48	+88.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT396.65	$0.87 RUB69.32	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 KZT519.25	$0.90 RUB71.85	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT490.41	$1.64 RUB130.64	+74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 KZT180.30	$0.43 RUB34.01	+23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 KZT99.52	$0.34 RUB26.98	+77.1%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Oskemen	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.67 KZT870.47	$2.84 RUB226.14	+69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,918.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,564.71 KZT13,832,515.42	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 KZT1,545.43	$5.73 RUB456.39	+93.0%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Oskemen	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 KZT9,857.65	$7.82 RUB622.74	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.97 KZT147,864.82	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+341.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.79 KZT97,781.57	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+277.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.98 KZT15,091.61	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	+281.6%
Average			+210.5%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Oskemen	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$54.96 KZT28,619.00	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+1094.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,345.02 KZT1,221,077.22	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+509.2%
Average			+801.7%

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pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Oskemen	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 KZT667.78	$4.18 RUB332.78	+225.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 KZT1,462.75	$3.16 RUB251.50	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KZT953.97	$2.98 RUB237.70	+62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.98 KZT11,447.60	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	+102.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KZT2,146.42	$6.56 RUB522.94	+59.2%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Oskemen	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.66 KZT49,288.27	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.18 KZT34,978.77	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.44 KZT42,928.50	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.76 KZT52,468.16	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+55.6%
Average			+14.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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