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Moscow vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 40.5% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB764.91	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+53.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB794.90	$5.10 RUB563.59	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB100.08	$1.07 RUB118.39	+36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB64.02	$0.49 RUB53.58	-3.4%
Average			+17.1%

Ethiopia vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB153.18	$0.62 RUB68.31	-48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB618.74	$4.41 RUB486.52	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB774.93	$3.57 RUB393.86	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB337.73	$1.52 RUB167.78	-42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB719.80	$1.99 RUB219.24	-64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB420.87	$0.68 RUB74.78	-79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.55	$0.67 RUB73.69	+31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.46	$0.72 RUB79.01	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.28	$1.12 RUB124.05	+190.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.68	$0.25 RUB27.52	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB101.25	$0.21 RUB23.10	-73.7%
Average			-17.3%

Ethiopia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB622.09	$2.22 RUB244.94	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	+185.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB467.23	$5.82 RUB642.49	+58.7%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	$6.38 RUB704.36	-96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	-30.6%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+472.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	-76.3%
Average			+198.2%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.48	$3.06 RUB338.15	+206.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.57	$2.52 RUB278.77	+119.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB509.94	$2.45 RUB270.52	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB854.14	$5.10 RUB563.59	-23.8%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	-14.5%
Average			+2.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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