Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 24.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
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