Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 2.9 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
$15.95
A$23.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
$2.58
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
$2.10
A$3.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
$2.77
A$4.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
$5.64
A$8.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
$5.64
A$8.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
$4.04
A$6.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
$3.87
A$5.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
$1.46
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
$1.26
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
$1.91
A$2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
$1.10
A$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
$1.01
A$1.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
$5.16
A$7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
$145.34
A$216.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
$29,050.15
A$43,181.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
$28.58
A$42.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
$52.02
A$77.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
$2,183.69
A$3,245.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
$1,498.67
A$2,227.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
$147.85
A$219.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
$2,085.41
A$3,099.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
$15,979.19
A$23,752.39
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
$6.86
A$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
$3.33
A$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
$33.23
A$49.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
$59.10
A$87.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
$15.29
A$22.72
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
$74.81
A$111.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
$61.29
A$91.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
$110.17
A$163.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
$130.65
A$194.20
|
|
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