Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.5 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
|
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