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Moscow vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.3 times more expensive than Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 6.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% more in Moscow

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

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Moscow vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Subic Bay Freeport Zone, you would:

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pay 66.9% more for restaurants

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.78 ₱304.22	$11.70 RUB939.71	+144.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.18 ₱329.57	$7.02 RUB563.82	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 ₱98.03	$1.62 RUB129.95	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ₱54.08	$0.84 RUB67.15	-1.7%
Average			+66.9%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.02 RUB81.75
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.14 RUB573.37
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 ₱422.25	$4.61 RUB370.58	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 ₱121.69	$1.86 RUB149.76	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.98 RUB239.67
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.93 RUB74.87
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.81 RUB65.37
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.90 RUB72.45
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.79 RUB143.49
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.41 RUB32.65
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.32 RUB25.99
Average			-17.7%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.88 ₱246.71	$3.31 RUB266.01	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,265.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,895.19 RUB3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.55 ₱162.25	$10.06 RUB808.15	+294.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 6.8 times more for housing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.74 ₱1,064.77	$9.88 RUB793.71	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.52 ₱8,112.54	$1,454.91 RUB117K	+1040.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.70 ₱5,070.33	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	+909.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.66 ₱6,785.30	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	+33.9%
Average			+579.4%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$809.00 RUB64,988.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$26,421.03 RUB2M

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pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 ₱91.27	$4.68 RUB375.88	+226.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 ₱141.97	$3.70 RUB297.16	+65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱162.25	$3.45 RUB277.21	+35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.95 ₱1,905.21	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	+40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 ₱468.84	$9.36 RUB751.76	+27.0%
Average			+66.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$108.46 RUB8,713.17
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$62.47 RUB5,018.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$145.30 RUB11,672.48
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$180.19 RUB14,475.07

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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