Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 56.9% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Moscow instead of London, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.49
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.02
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.43
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.88
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£205.55
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.06
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.58
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.25
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.85
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.72
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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