Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 35.5% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.6% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 52.2% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 38.6% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 19.6% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.6% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 8.9% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of London, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.17
CA$22.15
|
$9.19
RUB717.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CA$13.78
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CA$2.65
|
$1.07
RUB83.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
CA$2.49
|
$0.49
RUB37.87
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.17
|
$0.62
RUB48.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
CA$8.64
|
$4.41
RUB343.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
CA$9.34
|
$3.57
RUB278.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CA$4.46
|
$1.52
RUB118.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
CA$7.77
|
$1.99
RUB154.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
CA$2.73
|
$0.68
RUB52.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.92
|
$0.67
RUB52.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.72
RUB55.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.12
RUB87.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
CA$1.11
|
$0.25
RUB19.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
CA$1.23
|
$0.21
RUB16.33
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
CA$5.74
|
$2.22
RUB173.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.47
CA$110.24
|
$28.58
RUB2,230.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,444.10
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.32
CA$25.10
|
$5.82
RUB454.14
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.79
CA$79.17
|
$6.38
RUB497.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,497.20
CA$2,051.09
|
$960.52
RUB74,974.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,206.15
CA$1,652.37
|
$583.26
RUB45,527.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.53
CA$151.43
|
$86.66
RUB6,764.34
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.86
CA$738.22
|
$466.53
RUB36,415.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,010.43
CA$19,193.59
|
$10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
CA$7.12
|
$3.06
RUB239.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CA$4.70
|
$2.52
RUB197.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.24
|
$2.45
RUB191.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.44
CA$58.13
|
$32.34
RUB2,524.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.77
CA$14.76
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.40
CA$86.86
|
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.73
CA$70.87
|
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
CA$117.50
|
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.98
CA$141.08
|
$101.97
RUB7,959.42
|
|
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