Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 69.5% cheaper than Monaco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.2% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 73.2% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 47.2% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 86.4% less in Moscow
- Childcare
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pay 73.8% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 73.1% less in Moscow
- Clothing
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pay 56.4% less in Moscow
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€31.84
|
$9.19
RUB754.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€9.95
|
$5.10
RUB419.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€4.93
|
$1.07
RUB88.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€7.71
|
$0.49
RUB39.87
|
|
pay 73.2% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.01
|
$0.62
RUB50.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.01
|
$4.41
RUB362.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€7.58
|
$3.57
RUB293.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€4.88
|
$1.52
RUB124.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€7.43
|
$1.99
RUB163.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.26
|
$0.68
RUB55.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.17
|
$0.67
RUB54.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.74
|
$0.72
RUB58.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.57
|
$1.12
RUB92.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.48
|
$0.25
RUB20.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.78
|
$0.21
RUB17.19
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€7.63
|
$2.22
RUB182.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€26.15
|
$28.58
RUB2,348.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€43,227.80
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,516,329.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€18.85
|
$5.82
RUB478.10
|
|
pay 86.4% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€97.54
|
$6.38
RUB524.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,266.76
|
$960.52
RUB78,930.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€5,795.91
|
$583.26
RUB47,929.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€257.11
|
$86.66
RUB7,121.19
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,426.74
|
$466.53
RUB38,337.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€25,857.75
|
$10,413.52
RUB855,723.89
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.01
|
$3.06
RUB251.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.53
|
$2.52
RUB207.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€10.60
|
$2.45
RUB201.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€450.60
|
$32.34
RUB2,657.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.19
|
$5.10
RUB419.39
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€170.93
|
$81.16
RUB6,668.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€66.09
|
$42.31
RUB3,476.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€178.82
|
$108.95
RUB8,953.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€392.99
|
$101.97
RUB8,379.31
|
|
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