Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 32.7% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.3% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 47.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 49.6% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 53.9% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 30.0% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.1% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 3.5% less in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$9.19
RUB835.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$5.10
RUB464.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$1.07
RUB97.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$0.49
RUB44.14
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.62
RUB56.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$4.41
RUB400.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$3.57
RUB324.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$1.52
RUB138.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$1.99
RUB180.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.68
RUB61.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.67
RUB60.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.72
RUB65.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$1.12
RUB102.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.25
RUB22.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.21
RUB19.03
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$2.22
RUB201.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$28.58
RUB2,599.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,785,529.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$5.82
RUB529.25
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$6.38
RUB580.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$960.52
RUB87,374.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$583.26
RUB53,056.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$86.66
RUB7,883.02
|
|
pay 30.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$466.53
RUB42,438.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$10,413.52
RUB947,270.27
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$3.06
RUB278.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$2.52
RUB229.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$2.45
RUB222.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$32.34
RUB2,941.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$5.10
RUB464.25
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$81.16
RUB7,382.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$42.31
RUB3,848.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$108.95
RUB9,910.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$101.97
RUB9,275.74
|
|
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