Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 13.6% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.01
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.47
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.87
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.13
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.63
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.80
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.01
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.37
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.63
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.87
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.95
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.47
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.26
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.01
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.73
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.21
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,007.37
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr311,559.07
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr331.29
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr355.42
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,732.25
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,277.23
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,022.02
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,457.78
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr90,871.39
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr77.89
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.58
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.70
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr485.87
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr155.78
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr933.13
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr436.18
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,064.49
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,415.47
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
|
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