Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 9.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Spain, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.00
|
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.07
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.86
|
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.38
|
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.59
|
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.78
|
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.94
|
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.97
|
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.89
|
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€31.94
|
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,331.43
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€12.97
|
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.47
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€746.52
|
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€599.53
|
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€96.12
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€343.46
|
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,677.71
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.49
|
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.73
|
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€38.77
|
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.63
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€65.85
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.35
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€67.67
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€82.87
|
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
|
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