Cost of living comparison

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Grenoble vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Grenoble is 94.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Grenoble
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Grenoble
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Grenoble
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Grenoble
Childcare
pay 10.6% more in Grenoble
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Grenoble
Clothing
pay 10.0% less in Grenoble

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Grenoble are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Grenoble.

Grenoble vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB933.72
$16.08
€15.68
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB518.73
$10.72
€10.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB108.97
$2.60
€2.54

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB62.88
$1.23
€1.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB447.80
$10.03
€9.78
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB362.51
$4.69
€4.57

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB225.44
$7.08
€6.91
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,904.91
$68.97
€67.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB3,112,406.03
$34,719.77
€33,858.09

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB648.30
$31.56
€30.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB97,627.31
$717.14
€699.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB59,282.86
$571.61
€557.42

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB47,418.42
$696.65
€679.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB1,058,430.57
$7,502.34
€7,316.15

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB311.24
$6.43
€6.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB256.58
$3.26
€3.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB248.99
$12.86
€12.54

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Grenoble
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB8,248.63
$65.65
€64.02
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB4,300.18
$32.15
€31.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB11,073.94
$81.45
€79.43

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