Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 24.1% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.2% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 42.2% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 37.5% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 31.2% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 27.3% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.0% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% less in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€13.83
|
$9.19
RUB757.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.39
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.49
|
$1.07
RUB88.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.92
|
$0.49
RUB40.03
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.57
|
$0.62
RUB51.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.61
|
$4.41
RUB363.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€5.68
|
$3.57
RUB294.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.43
|
$1.52
RUB125.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.37
|
$1.99
RUB163.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.05
|
$0.68
RUB55.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$0.67
RUB55.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$0.72
RUB59.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.11
|
$1.12
RUB92.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.25
RUB20.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.21
RUB17.26
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€4.92
|
$2.22
RUB182.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$28.58
RUB2,357.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€23,747.11
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,526,305.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€18.05
|
$5.82
RUB480.00
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€29.92
|
$6.38
RUB526.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€766.19
|
$960.52
RUB79,243.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€628.41
|
$583.26
RUB48,119.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€123.78
|
$86.66
RUB7,149.42
|
|
pay 27.3% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€371.48
|
$466.53
RUB38,489.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,473.34
|
$10,413.52
RUB859,116.36
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.07
|
$3.06
RUB252.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.21
|
$2.52
RUB208.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.36
|
$2.45
RUB202.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€52.84
|
$32.34
RUB2,667.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€9.65
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€72.29
|
$81.16
RUB6,695.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€41.65
|
$42.31
RUB3,490.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€100.09
|
$108.95
RUB8,988.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€95.68
|
$101.97
RUB8,412.53
|
|
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