Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 77.5% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Moscow

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

Planning a move to Russia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Moscow vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,178.34	$11.70 RUB996.18	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,455.09	$7.02 RUB597.71	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.91	$1.62 RUB137.76	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	$0.84 RUB71.18	-47.5%
Average			-15.9%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Rosario	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.53	$1.02 RUB86.67	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.90	$7.14 RUB607.83	+69.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.56	$4.61 RUB392.86	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,491.02	$1.86 RUB158.76	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.45	$2.98 RUB254.08	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.53	$0.93 RUB79.37	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.14	$0.81 RUB69.29	+15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.58	$0.90 RUB76.80	+92.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	$1.79 RUB152.11	+94.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.05	$0.41 RUB34.61	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.40	$0.32 RUB27.55	+8.1%
Average			+14.1%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Rosario	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.83	$3.31 RUB282.00	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,461.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	$10.06 RUB856.71	+4.8%
Average			+2.1%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Rosario	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,487.47	$9.88 RUB841.41	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$1,454.91 RUB124K	+481.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	+297.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,641.81	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	+211.3%
Average			+295.6%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rosario	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	+74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+197.0%
Average			+127.3%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	$4.68 RUB398.47	+18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	$3.70 RUB315.01	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.85	$3.45 RUB293.87	+4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,523.14	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	+43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.60	$9.36 RUB796.94	+95.0%
Average			+40.0%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Rosario	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,070.06	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	+30.2%
Average			+19.6%

Rosario vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Rosario vs. Moscow

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Moscow?

More cost comparisons

Rosario vs.

Warsaw

Rosario vs.

Reykjavik

Rosario vs.

Dublin

Rosario vs.

Madrid

Rosario vs.

Berlin

Rosario vs.

Quito

Rosario vs.

Kiev

Rosario vs.

Paris

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Argentina vs. Russia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Argentina and Russia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rosario

Add prices for Moscow

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Moscow or Rosario. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.