Cost of living comparison
India is 46.9% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in India instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
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