Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Kielce, Poland
Kielce vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kielce is 18.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 83.8% more in Kielce
Groceries
pay 22.5% more in Kielce
Transportation
pay 53.6% more in Kielce
Housing
pay 15.2% more in Kielce
Childcare
pay 54.0% less in Kielce
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.8% more in Kielce
Clothing
pay 18.6% less in Kielce

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Kielce are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kielce. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kielce.

Kielce vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 83.8% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Kielce
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB717.07
$9.90
PLN36.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB398.37
$8.29
PLN30.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB83.68
$1.98
PLN7.22

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Kielce
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB48.29
$1.20
PLN4.36
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB343.89
$3.98
PLN14.51
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB278.40
$3.56
PLN12.98

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pay 53.6% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Kielce
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB173.14
$5.98
PLN21.81
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,230.89
$29.69
PLN108.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
$30,830.50
PLN112,502.04

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pay 15.2% more for housing

 
Moscow
Kielce
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB497.88
$11.55
PLN42.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB74,974.87
$507.28
PLN1,851.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB45,527.48
$412.43
PLN1,504.96

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Kielce
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB36,415.94
$185.59
PLN677.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
$5,444.02
PLN19,865.52

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Kielce
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB239.02
$2.97
PLN10.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB197.05
$2.97
PLN10.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB191.22
$4.45
PLN16.25

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Kielce
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
$71.14
PLN259.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
$37.12
PLN135.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
$71.14
PLN259.61

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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: July 2025
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