Cost of living comparison

Korce, Albania

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Korce Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 87.6% more expensive than Korce.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 81.0% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Korce. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Korce Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Korce, you would:

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Korce	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL476	$9.19 RUB754.90	+68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ALL524	$5.10 RUB419.39	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 ALL150	$1.07 RUB88.10	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ALL74	$0.49 RUB39.87	-42.4%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Korce	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL68	$0.62 RUB50.83	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.05 ALL441	$4.41 RUB362.04	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL612	$3.57 RUB293.08	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL251	$1.52 RUB124.85	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.17 ALL277	$1.99 RUB163.14	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 ALL31	$0.68 RUB55.64	+87.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 ALL82	$0.67 RUB54.84	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ALL47	$0.72 RUB58.79	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL51	$1.12 RUB92.31	+91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL38	$0.25 RUB20.48	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 ALL34	$0.21 RUB17.19	-46.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Korce	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL681	$2.22 RUB182.27	-71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,524	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	+63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 ALL2,806,137	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.46 ALL1,000	$5.82 RUB478.10	-49.2%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Korce	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.10 ALL1,143	$6.38 RUB524.14	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.57 ALL31,468	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	+166.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.07 ALL21,999	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	+131.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.82 ALL4,260	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	+77.5%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Korce	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.75 ALL14,291	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	+184.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,091.64 ALL95,273	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	+853.9%
Average			+519.4%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Korce	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ALL191	$3.06 RUB251.63	+40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 ALL154	$2.52 RUB207.44	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 ALL319	$2.45 RUB201.31	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.56 ALL2,144	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL667	$5.10 RUB419.39	-33.2%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Korce	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.42 ALL5,448	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.37 ALL3,785	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.45 ALL8,505	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.58 ALL4,764	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	+86.8%
Average			+31.6%

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