Cost of living comparison

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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