Cost of living comparison

compared to

Moscow vs. Zielona Gora Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 18.8% more expensive than Zielona Gora.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Zielona Gora Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Zielona Gora, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 PLN34.50	$11.93 RUB950.80	+24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 PLN28.09	$5.97 RUB475.40	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 PLN6.41	$1.38 RUB110.14	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 PLN5.91	$0.61 RUB48.73	-62.7%
Average			-20.9%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 PLN4.19	$0.85 RUB67.42	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 PLN17.25	$6.27 RUB499.56	+31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 PLN14.53	$4.62 RUB368.11	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 PLN10.93	$1.68 RUB134.05	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 PLN7.60	$2.46 RUB196.24	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.61	$0.81 RUB64.48	+81.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 PLN2.46	$0.87 RUB69.32	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN2.79	$0.90 RUB71.85	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 PLN2.68	$1.64 RUB130.64	+120.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.34	$0.43 RUB34.01	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 PLN2.01	$0.34 RUB26.98	-39.3%
Average			+19.3%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 PLN23.75	$2.84 RUB226.14	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.82 PLN93.06	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	+41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 PLN31.54	$5.73 RUB456.39	-34.5%
Average			-10.2%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.7% more for housing

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 PLN59.14	$7.82 RUB622.74	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+129.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.04 PLN584.15	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	-31.7%
Average			+18.7%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+161.3%
Average			+101.9%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PLN10.84	$4.18 RUB332.78	+38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 PLN10.51	$3.16 RUB251.50	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.13 PLN18.48	$2.98 RUB237.70	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 PLN141.28	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	+13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 PLN26.12	$6.56 RUB522.94	-9.4%
Average			+1.9%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.6% more for clothing

	Zielona Gora	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.69 PLN344.98	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.94 PLN136.76	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.02 PLN295.70	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.04 PLN443.55	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+27.4%
Average			+20.6%

Zielona Gora vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Zielona Gora vs.

Canberra

Zielona Gora vs.

Vienna

Zielona Gora vs.

London

Zielona Gora vs.

Hanoi

Zielona Gora vs.

Mexico City

Zielona Gora vs.

Athens

Zielona Gora vs.

Madrid

Zielona Gora vs.

Washington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Poland vs. Russia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Poland and Russia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Zielona Gora

Add prices for Moscow

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Moscow or Zielona Gora. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.