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Moscow vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 33.4% more expensive than Ramnicu Valcea.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 75.0% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 87.0% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 64.2% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Ramnicu Valcea. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Ramnicu Valcea, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 RON34.91	$11.93 RUB963.00	+48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.90 RON29.92	$5.97 RUB481.50	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.31	$1.38 RUB111.56	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 RON7.31	$0.61 RUB49.35	-63.7%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 RON5.42	$0.85 RUB68.28	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 RON19.18	$6.27 RUB505.97	+41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 RON26.15	$4.62 RUB372.84	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.33 RON14.42	$1.68 RUB135.77	-49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 RON13.12	$2.46 RUB198.76	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.49	$0.81 RUB65.30	+41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RON3.17	$0.87 RUB70.21	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 RON2.71	$0.90 RUB72.77	+44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 RON4.52	$1.64 RUB132.32	+57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.93	$0.43 RUB34.44	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.97	$0.34 RUB27.32	-25.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 RON26.85	$2.84 RUB229.05	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.73	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	+59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	+38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.93	$5.73 RUB462.24	-7.8%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 75.0% more for housing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.67 RON33.24	$7.82 RUB630.73	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.59 RON1,944.80	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	+179.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.06 RON1,296.53	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	+137.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.74 RON588.50	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	-18.5%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 87.0% more for childcare

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.02 RON1,977.01	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	+43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	+130.0%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 RON10.97	$4.18 RUB337.05	+65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 RON8.98	$3.16 RUB254.72	+52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$2.98 RUB240.75	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.64 RON176.20	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.89	$6.56 RUB529.65	-28.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 64.2% more for clothing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.21 RON256.70	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	+28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 RON160.82	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	+28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.71 RON289.23	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	+84.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.85 RON315.82	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	+115.2%
Average			+64.2%

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