Moscow is 11.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

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

pay 33.3% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.33
zł37.29
$8.62
₽794.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.82
zł27.27
$4.93
₽453.86
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
zł6.44
$1.02
₽94.10

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$1.04
zł4.16
$0.69
₽63.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.21
zł16.83
$5.18
₽476.82
Milk (1 gallon) $3.58
zł14.32
$4.02
₽370.24

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
zł24.75
$2.47
₽227.80
Monthly public transit pass $25.65
zł102.54
$30.79
₽2,836.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,040.90
zł100,110.60
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72

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pay 34.7% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.86
zł55.40
$6.45
₽594.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $888.26
zł3,551.16
$860.20
₽79,254.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $687.84
zł2,749.91
$497.14
₽45,804.43

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $442.43
zł1,768.80
$487.67
₽44,931.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,192.96
zł44,748.14
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
zł13.05
$3.08
₽283.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.15
zł12.61
$2.57
₽236.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.20
zł16.78
$2.52
₽232.03

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.81
zł311.07
$94.24
₽8,683.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.95
zł135.71
$45.95
₽4,233.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.04
zł340.00
$106.61
₽9,822.06

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