Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 82.6% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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