Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 60.0% more expensive than Ballito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.4% more in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 10.9% more in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 0.4% more in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 21.1% more in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.3% more in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 67.3% more in Moscow
The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Ballito. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ballito, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
$9.19
RUB782.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
ZAR82.70
|
$5.10
RUB434.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR16.17
|
$1.07
RUB91.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR11.93
|
$0.49
RUB41.34
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ZAR14.13
|
$0.62
RUB52.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
ZAR55.65
|
$4.41
RUB375.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR70.44
|
$3.57
RUB303.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
ZAR37.21
|
$1.52
RUB129.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.01
ZAR36.55
|
$1.99
RUB169.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.29
|
$0.68
RUB57.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.90
|
$0.67
RUB56.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.42
|
$0.72
RUB60.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
ZAR8.21
|
$1.12
RUB95.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
ZAR6.25
|
$0.25
RUB21.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.68
|
$0.21
RUB17.82
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
ZAR85.95
|
$2.22
RUB188.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.56
ZAR465.18
|
$28.58
RUB2,434.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,447.98
ZAR372,145.59
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,608,763.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.25
ZAR113.71
|
$5.82
RUB495.66
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.40
ZAR516.87
|
$6.38
RUB543.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.00
ZAR7,753.03
|
$960.52
RUB81,829.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$454.40
ZAR8,269.90
|
$583.26
RUB49,689.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.36
ZAR1,462.43
|
$86.66
RUB7,382.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$142.00
ZAR2,584.34
|
$466.53
RUB39,745.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,556.00
ZAR46,518.20
|
$10,413.52
RUB887,157.60
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
ZAR33.08
|
$3.06
RUB260.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZAR32.98
|
$2.52
RUB215.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.84
ZAR51.69
|
$2.45
RUB208.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.20
ZAR258.43
|
$32.34
RUB2,755.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
ZAR103.37
|
$5.10
RUB434.79
|
|
pay 67.3% more for clothing
|
Ballito
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.32
ZAR788.38
|
$81.16
RUB6,913.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
ZAR536.91
|
$42.31
RUB3,604.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.80
ZAR1,033.74
|
$108.95
RUB9,281.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.58
ZAR1,266.26
|
$101.97
RUB8,687.11
|
|
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