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Moscow vs. Santa Barbara Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 40.7% cheaper than Santa Barbara.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 51.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 28.7% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 57.6% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Moscow

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Santa Barbara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Santa Barbara, you would:

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pay 58.9% less for restaurants

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$11.93 RUB927.45	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$5.97 RUB463.73	-60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$1.38 RUB107.44	-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.61 RUB47.53	-74.7%
Average			-58.9%

Santa Barbara vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% less for groceries

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$4.40	$0.85 RUB65.76	-80.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.68	$6.27 RUB487.29	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25	$4.62 RUB359.07	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.38	$1.68 RUB130.76	-68.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.38	$2.46 RUB191.42	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.90	$0.81 RUB62.89	-72.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.87 RUB67.62	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.90 RUB70.09	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$1.64 RUB127.43	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.47	$0.43 RUB33.17	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.34 RUB26.31	-75.2%
Average			-51.5%

Santa Barbara vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.73	$2.84 RUB220.59	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.00	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	-29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.78	$5.73 RUB445.18	-74.9%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.25	$7.82 RUB607.45	-89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,720.83	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,538.89	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.24	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	-33.5%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 57.6% less for childcare

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,425.00	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,000.00	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	-61.4%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$4.18 RUB324.61	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.14	$3.16 RUB245.32	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.82	$2.98 RUB231.86	-74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$6.56 RUB510.10	-47.5%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Santa Barbara	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.00	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.75	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	+17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.00	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.33	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+9.4%
Average			+24.1%

Santa Barbara vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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