Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 38.4% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Houston, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Houston
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
|
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