Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 50.8% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.10
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.18
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.74
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.76
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€83.90
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.84
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€4.03
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€63.15
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€109.86
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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