Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 19.8% cheaper than Alicante.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.6% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 29.6% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 31.1% less in Moscow
- Housing
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pay 21.8% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 11.6% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.1% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 26.0% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.42
|
$9.19
RUB971.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.10
RUB539.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.96
|
$1.07
RUB113.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.48
|
$0.49
RUB51.30
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.62
RUB65.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$4.41
RUB465.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.31
|
$3.57
RUB377.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.62
|
$1.52
RUB160.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€3.26
|
$1.99
RUB209.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.68
RUB71.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.67
RUB70.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.64
|
$0.72
RUB75.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$1.12
RUB118.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.25
RUB26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.21
RUB22.12
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
€6.20
|
$2.22
RUB234.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$28.58
RUB3,021.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,291.70
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,237,504.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
€11.36
|
$5.82
RUB615.13
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.80
€28.57
|
$6.38
RUB674.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.84
€859.07
|
$960.52
RUB101,551.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.53
€671.78
|
$583.26
RUB61,665.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.70
€82.18
|
$86.66
RUB9,162.11
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.92
€633.79
|
$466.53
RUB49,324.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,806.63
€9,404.14
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,100,972.71
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$3.06
RUB323.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
€1.92
|
$2.52
RUB266.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.52
€5.29
|
$2.45
RUB259.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.06
€49.92
|
$32.34
RUB3,419.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€8.48
|
$5.10
RUB539.58
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Alicante
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
€56.70
|
$81.16
RUB8,580.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.94
€27.75
|
$42.31
RUB4,473.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.10
€87.36
|
$108.95
RUB11,519.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.92
€96.78
|
$101.97
RUB10,780.81
|
|
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