Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 46.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 95.8% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santa Cruz De Tenerife are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB720.41	$16.08 €13.95	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB400.23	$9.65 €8.37	+89.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB84.07	$1.75 €1.52	+63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.05	$1.04 €0.90	+114.5%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.51	$1.58 €1.37	+155.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB345.49	$5.65 €4.91	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB279.69	$4.07 €3.53	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB119.15	$2.74 €2.38	+80.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB155.69	$3.24 €2.81	+63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.10	$0.88 €0.77	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.33	$0.66 €0.57	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.11	$0.70 €0.60	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB88.09	$1.08 €0.94	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.54	$0.49 €0.42	+95.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.41	$0.76 €0.66	+264.1%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB173.94	$5.84 €5.06	+163.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,241.27	$32.15 €27.90	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,401,357.37	$35,759.38 €31,029.02	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB456.26	$16.91 €14.68	+190.7%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB500.19	$32.15 €27.90	+404.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB75,323.74	$937.79 €813.74	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,739.32	$870.81 €755.61	+49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,795.82	$63.78 €55.34	-26.4%
Average			+106.2%

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pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,585.39	$321.53 €279.00	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB816,625.48	$7,752.42 €6,726.91	-25.6%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB240.14	$2.68 €2.32	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB197.96	$1.84 €1.60	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB192.11	$4.72 €4.09	+92.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,535.99	$44.37 €38.50	+37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB400.23	$8.84 €7.67	+73.2%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,364.18	$72.88 €63.24	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,317.77	$24.11 €20.92	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,544.03	$78.24 €67.89	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB7,996.46	$63.23 €54.87	-38.0%
Average			-29.9%

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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: June 2025

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