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Moscow vs. Valdivia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 66.1% more expensive than Valdivia.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 8.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 48.7% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Valdivia. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Valdivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Valdivia, you would:

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Valdivia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 CLF0.1500	$11.93 RUB911.35	+83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CLF0.1600	$5.97 RUB455.67	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 CLF0.0500	$1.38 RUB105.57	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 CLF0.0300	$0.61 RUB46.71	-53.4%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

	Valdivia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$0.85 RUB64.62	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$6.27 RUB478.82	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 CLF0.1100	$4.62 RUB352.84	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 CLF0.0700	$1.68 RUB128.49	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.46 RUB188.10	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 CLF0.0200	$0.81 RUB61.80	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CLF0.0200	$0.87 RUB66.45	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$0.90 RUB68.87	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 CLF0.0200	$1.64 RUB125.22	+92.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CLF0.0300	$0.43 RUB32.60	-61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.34 RUB25.86	-52.5%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 48.7% more for transportation

	Valdivia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$2.84 RUB216.76	-45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,797.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,217.69 CLF357.4200	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	+143.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.73 RUB437.45
Average			+48.7%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Valdivia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.50 CLF0.7400	$7.82 RUB596.90	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.54 CLF13.8700	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+112.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.57 CLF8.9400	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.92 CLF1.6700	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+56.0%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Valdivia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.97 CLF5.9200	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+160.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,149.57 CLF73.9700	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+353.6%
Average			+257.1%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Valdivia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.67 CLF0.0900	$4.18 RUB318.97	+13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 CLF0.0500	$3.16 RUB241.06	+46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 CLF0.1200	$2.98 RUB227.84	-43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	+6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 CLF0.1100	$6.56 RUB501.24	+38.9%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Valdivia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.49 CLF1.2300	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.19 CLF0.4300	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	+162.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.74 CLF1.1900	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+142.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.74 CLF1.8500	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+99.1%
Average			+112.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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