Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 67.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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