Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 48.5% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Suva, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.27
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.92
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.44
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.79
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.99
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.41
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.49
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.69
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.82
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.38
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.83
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.62
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.17
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.01
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.50
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$72.13
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,218.06
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.30
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$60.20
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,442.63
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$707.00
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.80
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$424.55
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,735.46
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.18
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.13
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.49
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.54
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.24
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.43
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.71
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$114.17
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.96
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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