Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 31.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Moscow instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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