Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 3.0 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB934.99
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB463.87
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB104.12
|
$3.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB56.52
|
$2.59
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB59.56
|
$4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB444.52
|
$6.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB341.05
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB164.11
|
$4.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB205.84
|
$6.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.00
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB64.62
|
$0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB74.75
|
$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB146.77
|
$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.91
|
$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.12
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB218.10
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,814.12
|
$99.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,092,442.39
|
$36,656.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB536.02
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB567.88
|
$69.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,089.87
|
$2,482.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,135.75
|
$1,962.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,531.27
|
$180.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB45,628.05
|
$2,030.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,088,649.46
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB309.24
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB248.20
|
$6.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB237.09
|
$11.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,102.81
|
$60.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB515.41
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,298.49
|
$65.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,383.79
|
$57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,114.75
|
$97.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,755.01
|
$133.18
|
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