Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 16.3% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
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