Cost of living comparison

Durres, Albania

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Durres Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 35.3% more expensive than Durres.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 63.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Durres. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Durres Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

	Durres	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.73 ALL762	$9.19 RUB754.90	+5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 ALL611	$5.10 RUB419.39	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 ALL150	$1.07 RUB88.10	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL67	$0.49 RUB39.87	-36.5%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Durres	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL68	$0.62 RUB50.83	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ALL437	$4.41 RUB362.04	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL612	$3.57 RUB293.08	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL251	$1.52 RUB124.85	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.17 ALL277	$1.99 RUB163.14	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL43	$0.68 RUB55.64	+36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ALL88	$0.67 RUB54.84	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL48	$0.72 RUB58.79	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ALL47	$1.12 RUB92.31	+109.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL41	$0.25 RUB20.48	-47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL38	$0.21 RUB17.19	-52.2%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Durres	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL681	$2.22 RUB182.27	-71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.92 ALL1,477	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	+68.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,191.38 ALL1,238,550	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	+115.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.74 ALL1,810	$5.82 RUB478.10	-71.9%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 63.9% more for housing

	Durres	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.65 ALL1,453	$6.38 RUB524.14	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$398.25 ALL34,757	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	+141.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$293.48 ALL25,614	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	+98.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,260	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	+77.5%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Durres	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.75 ALL14,291	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	+184.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.67 ALL357,274	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	+154.4%
Average			+169.7%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Durres	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 ALL219	$3.06 RUB251.63	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 ALL154	$2.52 RUB207.44	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 ALL319	$2.45 RUB201.31	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.57 ALL3,017	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL572	$5.10 RUB419.39	-22.1%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Durres	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.48 ALL3,096	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	+128.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.84 ALL3,215	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.14 ALL6,907	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.73 ALL12,544	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	-29.1%
Average			+38.0%

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