Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 44.9% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Paris, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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