Cost of living comparison
Manado is 23.8% cheaper than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Manado
- Groceries
-
pay 55.5% more in Manado
- Transportation
-
pay 5.0% less in Manado
- Housing
-
pay 51.7% less in Manado
- Childcare
-
pay 58.9% less in Manado
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.4% less in Manado
- Clothing
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pay 24.2% less in Manado
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Manado.
If you lived in Manado instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB1,014.46
|
$0.96
IDR15,497.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB563.59
|
$3.03
IDR49,075.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB118.39
|
$0.32
IDR5,165.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB53.58
|
$0.26
IDR4,132.67
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB68.31
|
$1.06
IDR17,219.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB486.52
|
$3.59
IDR58,115.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB393.86
|
$4.83
IDR78,219.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB167.78
|
$1.68
IDR27,275.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB219.24
|
$1.45
IDR23,431.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB74.78
|
$1.16
IDR18,745.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB73.69
|
$0.77
IDR12,496.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB79.01
|
$0.75
IDR12,184.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB124.05
|
$0.51
IDR8,279.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB27.52
|
$0.42
IDR6,795.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB23.10
|
$1.11
IDR18,042.52
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB244.94
|
$3.12
IDR50,555.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB3,156.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,381,543.78
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB642.49
|
$2.87
IDR46,492.49
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB704.36
|
$7.65
IDR123,979.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB106,069.39
|
$340.13
IDR5,510,221.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB64,409.21
|
$89.28
IDR1,446,433.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,569.74
|
$19.61
IDR317,673.37
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB51,518.81
|
$143.49
IDR2,324,624.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,149,955.78
|
$5,357.03
IDR86,785,985.52
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB338.15
|
$3.83
IDR61,989.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB278.77
|
$1.75
IDR28,412.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB270.52
|
$2.23
IDR36,160.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,571.13
|
$19.13
IDR309,949.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB563.59
|
$2.71
IDR43,909.58
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,961.92
|
$63.77
IDR1,033,166.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,672.02
|
$25.51
IDR413,266.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB12,031.53
|
$97.26
IDR1,575,578.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB11,260.45
|
$76.53
IDR1,239,799.79
|
|
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