Cost of living comparison

Butwal, Nepal

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Butwal Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 4.6 times more expensive than Butwal.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 32.8% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 7.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 8.6 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 14.5 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Butwal. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Butwal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Butwal, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Butwal	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR200.95	$9.19 RUB730.11	+523.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,003.75	$5.10 RUB405.62	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 NPR60.29	$1.07 RUB85.21	+142.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.06	$0.49 RUB38.56	+200.1%
Average			+209.0%

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pay 32.8% more for groceries

	Butwal	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 NPR77.03	$0.62 RUB49.16	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.51 NPR615.41	$4.41 RUB350.15	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.79 NPR380.34	$3.57 RUB283.46	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 NPR200.95	$1.52 RUB120.75	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR201.67	$1.99 RUB157.79	+34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.35	$0.68 RUB53.82	-37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 NPR56.97	$0.67 RUB53.04	+59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.25	$0.72 RUB56.86	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.68	$1.12 RUB89.28	+243.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.66	$0.25 RUB19.80	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR39.95	$0.21 RUB16.63	-28.6%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 7.9% less for transportation

	Butwal	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR662.08	$2.22 RUB176.28	-54.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.41 NPR2,511.89	$28.58 RUB2,271.45	+55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,521,394.47	$30,621.85 RUB2,433,691.94	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.73 NPR1,054.99	$5.82 RUB462.40	-24.8%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 8.6 times more for housing

	Butwal	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,422.11	$6.38 RUB506.93	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$66.28 NPR9,042.79	$960.52 RUB76,337.98	+1349.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$36.82 NPR5,023.77	$583.26 RUB46,355.21	+1484.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,601.60	$86.66 RUB6,887.32	+228.3%
Average			+755.7%

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pay 14.5 times more for childcare

	Butwal	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.25 NPR3,717.59	$466.53 RUB37,078.01	+1612.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$883.71 NPR120,570.52	$10,413.52 RUB827,621.44	+1078.4%
Average			+1345.3%

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pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Butwal	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR351.66	$3.06 RUB243.37	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR226.46	$2.52 RUB200.63	+52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR401.90	$2.45 RUB194.70	-16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.73 NPR2,009.51	$32.34 RUB2,570.13	+119.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR452.14	$5.10 RUB405.62	+54.0%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Butwal	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,277.04	$81.16 RUB6,449.88	+237.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,255.43	$42.31 RUB3,362.45	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.55 NPR7,033.28	$108.95 RUB8,659.07	+111.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.77 NPR3,516.64	$101.97 RUB8,104.13	+295.6%
Average			+170.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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