Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 42.8% cheaper than Leeds.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.00
|
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.82
£7.60
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.63
|
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
£1.38
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£3.88
|
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.43
|
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
£2.72
|
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.56
|
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.02
|
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.07
|
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.64
|
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.41
£69.99
|
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,280.36
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.21
£17.97
|
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.95
£30.93
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.53
£974.28
|
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.95
£702.11
|
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.62
£160.72
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,611.41
£1,247.46
|
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£13,997.70
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.81
|
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
£3.33
|
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.11
£12.47
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.96
£27.84
|
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£9.00
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Leeds
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£59.99
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.23
£29.60
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£73.88
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£65.66
|
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
|
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