Cost of living comparison
New Orleans is 2.5 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB891.95
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB442.52
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB99.32
|
$3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB53.92
|
$2.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB56.82
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB424.06
|
$7.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB325.36
|
$4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB156.56
|
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB196.37
|
$6.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.24
|
$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB61.65
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.31
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB140.01
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.08
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.24
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB208.07
|
$3.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,684.60
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,950,105.79
|
$36,884.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB511.35
|
$15.43
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB541.74
|
$70.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,265.47
|
$1,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB47,828.14
|
$1,103.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,138.60
|
$134.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,527.92
|
$1,576.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,038,541.93
|
$10,230.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB295.01
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB236.77
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB226.17
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,960.00
|
$66.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB491.68
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Moscow
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,870.51
|
$57.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,182.02
|
$33.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,603.17
|
$90.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,259.98
|
$135.83
|
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