Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Moscow, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moscow
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
?? |
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