Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹303.25
|
$9.92
RUB967.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹353.80
|
$4.92
RUB480.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹44.53
|
$1.10
RUB107.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.43
|
$0.60
RUB58.51
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹50.11
|
$0.63
RUB61.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹357.62
|
$4.72
RUB460.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹192.87
|
$3.62
RUB353.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹86.36
|
$1.74
RUB169.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹149.33
|
$2.18
RUB213.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹101.81
|
$0.64
RUB62.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.59
|
$0.69
RUB66.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹42.22
|
$0.79
RUB77.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.77
|
$1.56
RUB151.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.71
|
$0.19
RUB18.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$0.20
RUB19.80
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹394.86
|
$2.31
RUB225.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,516.27
|
$29.87
RUB2,913.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,516,272.93
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,201,576.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹343.69
|
$5.69
RUB554.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹971.41
|
$6.03
RUB587.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,508.37
|
$881.83
RUB86,022.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹16,106.19
|
$532.09
RUB51,905.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,422.31
|
$90.54
RUB8,832.34
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,242.32
|
$484.25
RUB47,238.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹310,128.36
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,068.69
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹202.17
|
$3.28
RUB320.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹206.39
|
$2.63
RUB256.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹363.91
|
$2.52
RUB245.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹2,019.64
|
$32.93
RUB3,212.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹454.88
|
$5.47
RUB533.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,765.73
|
$98.68
RUB9,626.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,187.12
|
$46.53
RUB4,538.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,562.90
|
$117.96
RUB11,507.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,329.61
|
$114.14
RUB11,134.56
|
|
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