Cost of living comparison
Athens is 60.8% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Athens instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB959.64
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.99
|
$2.06
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.69
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.62
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB460.22
|
$6.59
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.57
|
$6.29
€5.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.71
|
$4.50
€4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.39
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.74
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.71
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.74
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.35
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB26.03
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.85
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.70
|
$7.64
€7.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,985.54
|
$30.01
€28.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,198,789.76
|
$30,384.48
€28,932.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB607.77
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB666.29
|
$32.55
€30.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,336.92
|
$634.68
€604.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,928.24
|
$557.32
€530.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,052.54
|
$153.41
€146.08
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,734.50
|
$463.20
€441.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,087,806.94
|
$10,722.29
€10,209.77
|
|
pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.88
|
$5.36
€5.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.70
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.90
|
$4.88
€4.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,378.13
|
$49.36
€47.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,477.57
|
$86.11
€82.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,419.53
|
$38.32
€36.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,381.29
|
$93.75
€89.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,651.89
|
$115.38
€109.87
|
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