Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.0 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴180.47
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴140.27
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.17
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.16
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.03
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴124.77
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴122.49
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴56.62
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴60.53
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.73
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.19
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.42
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.06
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.53
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.77
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴148.01
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴276.87
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴742,858.62
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴130.04
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴171.07
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,090.47
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,044.66
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,406.22
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,108.99
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴150,393.89
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴32.99
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴37.42
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴75.60
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴731.06
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴115.58
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 82.3% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,566.42
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,183.28
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,517.59
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,852.76
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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