Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 42.0% cheaper than Douglas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.3% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 39.9% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 50.7% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 52.0% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 52.0% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.4% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 18.1% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.14
|
$9.19
RUB717.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.70
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£1.94
|
$1.07
RUB83.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.39
|
$0.49
RUB37.87
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.41
|
$0.62
RUB48.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.53
|
$4.41
RUB343.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.15
|
$3.57
RUB278.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.77
|
$1.52
RUB118.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£2.81
|
$1.99
RUB154.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.84
|
$0.68
RUB52.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.55
|
$0.67
RUB52.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.76
|
$0.72
RUB55.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.01
|
$1.12
RUB87.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.55
|
$0.25
RUB19.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.81
|
$0.21
RUB16.33
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£5.67
|
$2.22
RUB173.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£53.42
|
$28.58
RUB2,230.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£23,920.89
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£12.73
|
$5.82
RUB454.14
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£50.52
|
$6.38
RUB497.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£877.10
|
$960.52
RUB74,974.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£717.63
|
$583.26
RUB45,527.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£154.98
|
$86.66
RUB6,764.34
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£870.40
|
$466.53
RUB36,415.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£13,714.64
|
$10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£4.69
|
$3.06
RUB239.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£3.74
|
$2.52
RUB197.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£15.79
|
$2.45
RUB191.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£39.07
|
$32.34
RUB2,524.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.09
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£59.64
|
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£29.42
|
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£67.30
|
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£51.99
|
$101.97
RUB7,959.42
|
|
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