Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 60.3% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
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