Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 32.6% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 50.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 23.1% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 9.4% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.8% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of France, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.75
|
$9.19
RUB754.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.55
|
$5.10
RUB419.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.40
|
$1.07
RUB88.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.63
|
$0.49
RUB39.87
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.51
|
$0.62
RUB50.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.44
|
$4.41
RUB362.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.97
|
$3.57
RUB293.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.33
|
$1.52
RUB124.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.12
|
$1.99
RUB163.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.12
|
$0.68
RUB55.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.84
|
$0.67
RUB54.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
$0.72
RUB58.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.30
|
$1.12
RUB92.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$0.25
RUB20.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.21
RUB17.19
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.38
|
$2.22
RUB182.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.31
|
$28.58
RUB2,348.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€27,489.87
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,516,329.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.53
|
$5.82
RUB478.10
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€26.44
|
$6.38
RUB524.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€659.64
|
$960.52
RUB78,930.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€531.45
|
$583.26
RUB47,929.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€123.19
|
$86.66
RUB7,121.19
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€606.96
|
$466.53
RUB38,337.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,057.71
|
$10,413.52
RUB855,723.89
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$3.06
RUB251.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.65
|
$2.52
RUB207.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.40
|
$2.45
RUB201.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€31.58
|
$32.34
RUB2,657.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.64
|
$5.10
RUB419.39
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
France
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€78.81
|
$81.16
RUB6,668.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€33.20
|
$42.31
RUB3,476.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€80.48
|
$108.95
RUB8,953.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€111.58
|
$101.97
RUB8,379.31
|
|
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