Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Moscow instead of Crete, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Crete
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
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