Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Melbourne is 2.7 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Melbourne
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Melbourne
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Melbourne
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Melbourne
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Melbourne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Melbourne
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Melbourne

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

Melbourne vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Melbourne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB757.05	$16.48 A$25.71	+79.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB420.58	$9.89 A$15.42	+93.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.35	$2.65 A$4.13	+147.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.99	$2.26 A$3.52	+365.3%
Average			+171.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Melbourne
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.98	$2.52 A$3.94	+308.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB363.07	$4.55 A$7.11	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB293.92	$5.26 A$8.21	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB125.21	$4.09 A$6.38	+168.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB163.61	$4.02 A$6.27	+102.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB55.80	$1.42 A$2.21	+109.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.99	$1.21 A$1.90	+82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB58.96	$1.19 A$1.85	+65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB92.58	$1.63 A$2.54	+45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.53	$1.01 A$1.57	+304.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.24	$0.95 A$1.49	+356.1%
Average			+144.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Melbourne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB182.79	$4.69 A$7.32	+111.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,355.26	$118.63 A$185.09	+315.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,523,488.23	$29,276.08 A$45,679.47	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB479.46	$19.44 A$30.33	+234.2%
Average			+164.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Melbourne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB525.63	$52.42 A$81.80	+721.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB79,154.63	$1,479.56 A$2,308.56	+54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB48,065.58	$1,242.77 A$1,939.09	+113.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,141.45	$112.74 A$175.91	+30.1%
Average			+229.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Melbourne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB38,446.09	$1,828.91 A$2,853.64	+292.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB858,158.31	$20,887.75 A$32,591.16	+100.6%
Average			+196.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Melbourne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB252.35	$7.91 A$12.34	+158.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB208.03	$3.46 A$5.40	+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB201.88	$29.66 A$46.27	+1110.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,664.97	$52.73 A$82.27	+63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB420.58	$14.66 A$22.88	+187.3%
Average			+311.3%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Moscow	Melbourne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,687.86	$77.15 A$120.38	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,486.51	$49.87 A$77.82	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,978.57	$107.61 A$167.91	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,403.15	$111.32 A$173.69	+9.2%
Average			+5.2%

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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: April 2025

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