Cost of living comparison
Brisbane is 2.6 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Brisbane instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
$13.37
A$19.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
$10.03
A$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
$2.81
A$4.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
$2.26
A$3.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
$2.37
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
$4.74
A$6.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
$5.47
A$8.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
$3.97
A$5.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
$3.79
A$5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
$1.41
A$2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
$1.26
A$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
$1.57
A$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
$1.68
A$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
$1.11
A$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
$0.98
A$1.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
$5.02
A$7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
$140.42
A$205.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
$27,248.50
A$39,942.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
$14.59
A$21.39
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
$50.90
A$74.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
$1,644.05
A$2,409.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
$1,397.64
A$2,048.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
$146.50
A$214.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
$1,610.82
A$2,361.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
$9,051.63
A$13,268.29
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
$8.02
A$11.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
$3.52
A$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
$26.75
A$39.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
$52.88
A$77.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
$13.37
A$19.60
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
$85.68
A$125.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
$42.63
A$62.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
$123.36
A$180.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
|
$105.19
A$154.20
|
|
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