Cost of living comparison
Palo Alto is 3.2 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB967.98
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.24
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.79
|
$2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.51
|
$2.55
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.66
|
$5.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.21
|
$8.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.09
|
$5.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.90
|
$5.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.11
|
$4.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.12
|
$2.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.90
|
$1.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.38
|
$1.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB151.95
|
$2.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.54
|
$1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.80
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.80
|
$4.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,913.44
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,201,576.93
|
$30,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB554.94
|
$18.41
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB587.92
|
$67.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,022.17
|
$3,042.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,905.07
|
$2,848.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,832.34
|
$202.46
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,238.30
|
$2,158.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,068.69
|
$47,500.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.16
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB256.96
|
$5.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.45
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,212.31
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.60
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,626.64
|
$51.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,538.50
|
$42.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,507.00
|
$83.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,134.56
|
$118.75
|
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