Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 45.2% cheaper than Atlanta.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Atlanta, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.54
|
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.03
|
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.85
|
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.28
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,988.20
|
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,572.65
|
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.91
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,406.25
|
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,142.25
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.50
|
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Atlanta
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.71
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.20
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.90
|
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
|
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