Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 23.1% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Athens, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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