Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 45.9% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.3% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 53.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
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pay 44.8% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 64.3% less in Moscow
- Childcare
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pay 50.0% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.0% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 1.6% less in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$9.19
RUB1,014.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$5.10
RUB563.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$1.07
RUB118.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$0.49
RUB53.58
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$0.62
RUB68.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$4.41
RUB486.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$3.57
RUB393.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$1.52
RUB167.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$1.99
RUB219.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$0.68
RUB74.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.67
RUB73.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$0.72
RUB79.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$1.12
RUB124.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$0.25
RUB27.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.21
RUB23.10
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$2.22
RUB244.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB3,156.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,381,543.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$5.82
RUB642.49
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$6.38
RUB704.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$960.52
RUB106,069.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$583.26
RUB64,409.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$86.66
RUB9,569.74
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$466.53
RUB51,518.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,149,955.78
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$3.06
RUB338.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$2.52
RUB278.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$2.45
RUB270.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$32.34
RUB3,571.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$5.10
RUB563.59
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$81.16
RUB8,961.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$42.31
RUB4,672.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$108.95
RUB12,031.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$101.97
RUB11,260.45
|
|
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