Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 27.3% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 67.8% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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