Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.3 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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