Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 35.5% cheaper than Lyon.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lyon, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
€2.40
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.56
€9.71
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.96
€4.56
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.16
€3.83
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.55
€6.02
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.48
€6.88
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.16
€69.12
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,083.37
€32,262.07
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.28
€17.73
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.44
€30.75
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$984.53
€905.35
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.86
€566.33
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.80
€160.75
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.57
€522.85
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,912.86
€10,954.86
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
€3.18
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.90
€36.69
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Lyon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
€83.78
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.54
€34.52
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.33
€91.34
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.34
€130.89
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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