Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.2 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$29.37
€28.16
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$138.30
€132.60
|
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