Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Czech Republic

Czech Republic vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 36.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 51.2% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 67.5% more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 22.8% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Czech Republic

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 65.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB782.63	$7.70 CZK177.00	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB434.79	$7.61 CZK175.10	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB91.34	$1.59 CZK36.64	+48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.34	$1.35 CZK31.06	+178.3%
Average			+65.0%

Moscow vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.70	$1.29 CZK29.61	+108.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB375.33	$5.47 CZK125.70	+24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB303.85	$3.90 CZK89.58	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB129.44	$2.64 CZK60.75	+73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB169.14	$3.73 CZK85.70	+87.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.69	$0.62 CZK14.18	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.85	$0.71 CZK16.29	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.95	$0.88 CZK20.18	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB95.70	$1.29 CZK29.72	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.23	$0.51 CZK11.61	+102.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.82	$0.46 CZK10.69	+122.2%
Average			+51.2%

Moscow vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB188.96	$5.95 CZK136.93	+168.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,434.85	$21.06 CZK484.45	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,608,763.15	$31,453.98 CZK723,394.30	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB495.66	$11.74 CZK269.98	+101.8%
Average			+61.6%

Moscow vs. Czech Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB543.39	$18.70 CZK429.97	+193.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,829.46	$610.48 CZK14,040.09	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,689.84	$493.17 CZK11,342.16	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,382.77	$198.15 CZK4,557.13	+128.7%
Average			+67.5%

Moscow vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 22.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,745.27	$363.72 CZK8,364.97	-22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB887,157.60	$7,967.34 CZK183,236.98	-23.5%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB260.88	$1.90 CZK43.69	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB215.06	$2.60 CZK59.80	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB208.70	$6.46 CZK148.63	+163.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,755.02	$47.23 CZK1,086.11	+46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB434.79	$8.95 CZK205.76	+75.3%
Average			+50.0%

Moscow vs. Czech Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,913.86	$69.75 CZK1,604.03	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,604.33	$31.40 CZK722.07	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,281.98	$80.03 CZK1,840.65	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,687.11	$103.55 CZK2,381.51	+1.6%
Average			-16.2%

Moscow vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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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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