Cost of living comparison
Perth is 99.3% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Perth instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB882.98
|
$18.92
£14.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB438.06
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB98.33
|
$2.27
£1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB53.37
|
$1.70
£1.34
|
|
pay 78.9% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB56.25
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB419.79
|
$3.34
£2.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB322.08
|
$4.77
£3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB154.98
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB194.39
|
$3.63
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB56.66
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB61.03
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB70.59
|
$1.14
£0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB138.60
|
$1.83
£1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB16.91
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.06
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB205.97
|
$7.26
£5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,657.57
|
$82.25
£65.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,920,411.66
|
$32,791.64
£25,915.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB506.20
|
$15.16
£11.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB536.29
|
$37.84
£29.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB78,467.63
|
$630.61
£498.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB47,346.73
|
$504.49
£398.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,056.68
|
$250.98
£198.35
|
|
pay 92.6% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,089.79
|
$1,072.03
£847.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,028,088.54
|
$18,918.25
£14,951.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB292.04
|
$4.41
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB234.39
|
$3.97
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB223.90
|
$15.13
£11.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,930.20
|
$39.10
£30.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB486.74
|
$10.08
£7.97
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,781.22
|
$61.64
£48.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,139.93
|
$37.05
£29.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,496.45
|
$63.06
£49.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,156.71
|
$64.64
£51.08
|
|
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