Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 24.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Poland, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
Poland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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