Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.7 times more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.03
|
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.74
₹400.07
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹39.08
|
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.17
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
₹48.13
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
₹293.38
|
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.54
₹214.70
|
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹82.80
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.62
|
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
₹77.97
|
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.31
|
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.80
|
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.82
|
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.34
|
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.60
|
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹401.51
|
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.46
₹1,304.58
|
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.79
₹320.06
|
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
₹586.10
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.55
₹16,419.56
|
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.96
₹8,858.06
|
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.47
₹1,474.30
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.80
₹8,084.76
|
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,518.35
₹212,537.40
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.03
|
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
₹110.02
|
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
₹380.07
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.96
₹1,600.28
|
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.13
₹180.03
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Kochi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.81
₹2,094.12
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.49
₹1,644.73
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.25
₹3,143.41
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.05
₹2,536.16
|
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
|
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