Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Cochabamba vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cochabamba is 18.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Cochabamba
Groceries: pay 52.2% more in Cochabamba
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Cochabamba
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cochabamba
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Cochabamba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Cochabamba
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Cochabamba

The cost of housing, groceries, and transportation in Cochabamba are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cochabamba. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cochabamba.

Cochabamba vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cochabamba instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB776.36	$2.51 BOB17.36	-72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB431.31	$7.18 BOB49.59	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.60	$0.67 BOB4.66	-37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.01	$0.55 BOB3.77	+12.4%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 52.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.28	$1.68 BOB11.58	+170.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB372.33	$2.63 BOB18.18	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB301.41	$4.35 BOB30.04	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB128.40	$1.70 BOB11.77	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB167.78	$1.54 BOB10.65	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.23	$1.35 BOB9.34	+99.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.39	$0.39 BOB2.70	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.46	$0.61 BOB4.20	-15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.94	$0.65 BOB4.50	-42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.06	$0.99 BOB6.84	+297.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.68	$0.49 BOB3.37	+133.4%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB187.45	$2.03 BOB14.04	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	$14,713.93 BOB101,663.75	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB491.69	$12.92 BOB89.27	+122.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB539.04	$56.16 BOB388.01	+780.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	$258.39 BOB1,785.31	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	$165.08 BOB1,140.62	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	$24.60 BOB169.99	-71.6%
Average			+141.0%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	$272.75 BOB1,884.50	-41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	$4,363.93 BOB30,151.98	-58.1%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB258.79	$1.44 BOB9.92	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB213.34	$2.64 BOB18.25	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB207.03	$2.37 BOB16.37	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	$45.46 BOB314.08	+40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB431.31	$5.02 BOB34.71	-1.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cochabamba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	$57.42 BOB396.74	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	$46.65 BOB322.35	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	$71.78 BOB495.92	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	$93.10 BOB643.24	-8.7%
Average			-15.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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