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Moscow vs. Thousand Oaks Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 33.7% cheaper than Thousand Oaks.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 63.5% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Moscow

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Thousand Oaks Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Thousand Oaks, you would:

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$11.93 RUB927.45	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.75	$5.97 RUB463.73	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$1.38 RUB107.44	-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90	$0.61 RUB47.53	-67.8%
Average			-50.0%

Thousand Oaks vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$3.79	$0.85 RUB65.76	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.22	$6.27 RUB487.29	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52	$4.62 RUB359.07	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50	$1.68 RUB130.76	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25	$2.46 RUB191.42	-60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32	$0.81 RUB62.89	-65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.87 RUB67.62	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.90 RUB70.09	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$1.64 RUB127.43	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.47	$0.43 RUB33.17	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.34 RUB26.31	-73.1%
Average			-42.9%

Thousand Oaks vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.76	$2.84 RUB220.59	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.00	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	-26.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.41	$5.73 RUB445.18	-70.5%
Average			-26.9%

Thousand Oaks vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.25	$7.82 RUB607.45	-89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,590.33	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,485.50	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.23	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	-9.5%
Average			-55.5%

Thousand Oaks vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,750.00	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,160.00	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	-64.4%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$4.18 RUB324.61	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	$3.16 RUB245.32	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$2.98 RUB231.86	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.92	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.75	$6.56 RUB510.10	-55.5%
Average			-47.9%

Thousand Oaks vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Thousand Oaks	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	+59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.00	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+32.5%
Average			+50.9%

Thousand Oaks vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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