Cost of living comparison

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Moscow vs. Renton Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 26.0% cheaper than Renton.

Restaurants
pay 43.1% less in Moscow
Groceries
pay 35.1% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 5.3% less in Moscow
Housing
pay 39.2% less in Moscow
Childcare
pay 11.4% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.6% less in Moscow
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Moscow

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Moscow. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Renton Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.1% less for restaurants

 
Renton
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$11.70
RUB958.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$7.02
RUB575.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$1.62
RUB132.53

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pay 35.1% less for groceries

 
Renton
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$4.04
 
$1.02
RUB83.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
 
$7.14
RUB584.74
Milk (1 gallon) $4.30
 
$4.61
RUB377.94

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

 
Renton
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
 
$3.31
RUB271.29
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
$40.65
RUB3,330.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,950.00
 
$38,895.19
RUB3M

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pay 39.2% less for housing

 
Renton
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.25
 
$9.88
RUB809.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,773.75
 
$1,454.91
RUB119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,783.33
 
$804.40
RUB65,900.59

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

 
Renton
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,650.00
 
$809.00
RUB66,277.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,500.00
 
$26,421.03
RUB2M

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Renton
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$4.68
RUB383.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$3.70
RUB303.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.25
 
$3.45
RUB282.71

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Renton
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.66
 
$108.46
RUB8,886.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.00
 
$62.47
RUB5,117.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.33
 
$145.30
RUB11,904.07

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