Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Richmond Hill, Canada

Richmond Hill vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 41.8% more in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Richmond Hill

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

Richmond Hill vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB732.89	$16.17 CA$21.97	+76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB407.16	$8.98 CA$12.21	+76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.53	$1.98 CA$2.70	+85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.71	$1.35 CA$1.83	+177.3%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.35	$2.26 CA$3.07	+265.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB351.48	$3.56 CA$4.83	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB284.54	$10.90 CA$14.82	+205.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB121.21	$3.09 CA$4.20	+103.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB158.39	$3.74 CA$5.09	+88.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.02	$1.89 CA$2.57	+179.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.24	$0.57 CA$0.77	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB57.08	$0.81 CA$1.11	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.62	$1.52 CA$2.07	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.88	$1.08 CA$1.47	+333.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.69	$0.95 CA$1.29	+353.1%
Average			+140.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.96	$4.13 CA$5.61	+86.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,280.12	$110.65 CA$150.37	+287.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,442,983.13	$24,412.64 CA$33,178.00	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB464.17	$13.24 CA$17.99	+127.6%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB508.86	$50.29 CA$68.35	+688.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,629.42	$1,767.47 CA$2,402.08	+84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,532.18	$1,903.98 CA$2,587.61	+226.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,913.62	$142.85 CA$194.14	+64.8%
Average			+265.9%

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pay 41.8% more for childcare

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,219.57	$646.64 CA$878.81	+38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB830,781.07	$15,088.16 CA$20,505.56	+44.9%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB244.30	$4.85 CA$6.59	+58.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB201.40	$3.16 CA$4.30	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB195.44	$10.78 CA$14.65	+339.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,579.95	$46.70 CA$63.47	+44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB407.16	$10.60 CA$14.40	+107.6%
Average			+115.1%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,474.50	$43.11 CA$58.59	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,375.28	$52.09 CA$70.79	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,692.13	$61.07 CA$83.00	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,135.07	$81.37 CA$110.58	-20.2%
Average			-22.0%

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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: June 2025

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