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Moscow vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 3.8 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 84.8% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 17.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR996.48	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+170.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,192.26	$5.10 RUB563.59	-31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR216.74	$1.07 RUB118.39	+45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR114.60	$0.49 RUB53.58	+24.2%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Colombo	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR167.05	$0.62 RUB68.31	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 LKR2,033.96	$4.41 RUB486.52	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 LKR1,917.74	$3.57 RUB393.86	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR650.27	$1.52 RUB167.78	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR698.19	$1.99 RUB219.24	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR960.80	$0.68 RUB74.78	-79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR149.63	$0.67 RUB73.69	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR775.76	$0.72 RUB79.01	-73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR155.29	$1.12 RUB124.05	+112.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR149.09	$0.25 RUB27.52	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR160.02	$0.21 RUB23.10	-61.7%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 84.8% more for transportation

	Colombo	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,418.06	$2.22 RUB244.94	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 LKR1,992.97	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	+320.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,353,460.86	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.13 LKR916.76	$5.82 RUB642.49	+86.1%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Colombo	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,809.22	$6.38 RUB704.36	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.60 LKR87,275.32	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+222.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.09 LKR52,813.51	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+223.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.85 LKR12,858.72	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+97.6%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 17.0 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,387.07	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+1531.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR172,142.48	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	+1674.1%
Average			+1602.7%

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pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 LKR597.89	$3.06 RUB338.15	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 LKR759.73	$2.52 RUB278.77	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.34 LKR2,740.33	$2.45 RUB270.52	-73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.89 LKR4,072.17	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	+132.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.40 LKR996.48	$5.10 RUB563.59	+50.2%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.69 LKR8,707.27	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+173.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,543.57	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+89.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.77 LKR20,167.95	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.51 LKR10,999.64	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+171.9%
Average			+123.3%

Colombo vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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