Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 43.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Moscow instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.67
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.26
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.75
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.23
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.41
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.65
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.90
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.96
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.99
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.11
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.55
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.07
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,330.54
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.46
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.92
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£975.74
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£800.97
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£179.84
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,175.02
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,616.96
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.41
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.24
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.71
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.55
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.12
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£61.54
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.48
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£70.89
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£75.89
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
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