Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Rasht, Iran

Rasht vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 41.2% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% less in Rasht
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Rasht
Transportation: pay 12.2% less in Rasht
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 37.9% less in Rasht

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Rasht.

Rasht vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB782.63	$4.00 IRR169,000	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB434.79	$4.50 IRR190,125	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB91.34	$0.44 IRR18,731	-58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.34	$1.08 IRR45,839	+123.6%
Average			-0.8%

Moscow vs. Rasht - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Moscow	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.70	$0.50 IRR21,125	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB375.33	$1.83 IRR77,272	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB303.85	$2.17 IRR91,482	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB129.44	$1.26 IRR53,235	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB169.14	$1.14 IRR48,294	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.69	$0.32 IRR13,607	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.85	$0.57 IRR24,147	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.95	$0.31 IRR13,175	-56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB95.70	$0.20 IRR8,432	-82.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.23	$0.24 IRR10,013	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.82	$0.18 IRR7,666	-13.3%
Average			-36.4%

Moscow vs. Rasht - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% less for transportation

	Moscow	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB188.96	$2.76 IRR116,458	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,434.85	$11.00 IRR464,750	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,608,763.15	$42,500.00 IRR1,795,625,000	+38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB495.66	$2.90 IRR122,525	-50.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Moscow	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB543.39	$4.00 IRR169,000	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,829.46	$213.33 IRR9,013,333	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,689.84	$203.33 IRR8,590,833	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,382.77	$10.32 IRR436,169	-88.1%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,745.27	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB887,157.60	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-83.2%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB260.88	$0.75 IRR31,688	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB215.06	$1.51 IRR63,638	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB208.70	$1.30 IRR54,925	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,755.02	$21.33 IRR901,333	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB434.79	$1.00 IRR42,250	-80.4%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,913.86	$16.00 IRR676,000	-80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,604.33	$25.00 IRR1,056,250	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,281.98	$110.00 IRR4,647,500	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,687.11	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-31.3%
Average			-37.9%

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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: March 2025

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