Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Zaporizhzhya is 32.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Zaporizhzhya
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Zaporizhzhya
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Zaporizhzhya
Housing: pay 55.9% less in Zaporizhzhya
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Zaporizhzhya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in Zaporizhzhya
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Zaporizhzhya

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Zaporizhzhya.

Zaporizhzhya vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zaporizhzhya instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB732.89	$5.90 UAH243.64	-35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB407.16	$4.82 UAH198.89	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.53	$0.60 UAH24.86	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.71	$0.39 UAH16.28	-18.7%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.35	$0.55 UAH22.56	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB351.48	$3.41 UAH140.88	-22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB284.54	$3.50 UAH144.55	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB121.21	$1.70 UAH70.03	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB158.39	$1.64 UAH67.66	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.02	$0.30 UAH12.54	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.24	$0.67 UAH27.70	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB57.08	$0.67 UAH27.52	-6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.62	$0.80 UAH33.21	-28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.88	$0.20 UAH8.39	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.69	$0.27 UAH11.35	+31.3%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.96	$4.95 UAH204.52	+123.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,280.12	$7.22 UAH298.34	-74.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,442,983.13	$27,210.38 UAH1,123,731.82	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB464.17	$3.13 UAH129.28	-46.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 55.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB508.86	$5.33 UAH220.27	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,629.42	$168.56 UAH6,961.17	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,532.18	$108.36 UAH4,475.04	-81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,913.62	$49.03 UAH2,024.74	-43.4%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,219.57	$280.93 UAH11,601.95	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB830,781.07	$2,480.24 UAH102,428.65	-76.2%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB244.30	$1.02 UAH42.26	-66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB201.40	$0.29 UAH11.93	-88.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB195.44	$2.05 UAH84.53	-16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,579.95	$14.45 UAH596.67	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB407.16	$2.89 UAH119.33	-43.4%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Zaporizhzhya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,474.50	$60.68 UAH2,506.02	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,375.28	$38.53 UAH1,591.12	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,692.13	$90.30 UAH3,729.20	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,135.07	$67.42 UAH2,784.47	-33.9%
Average			-21.3%

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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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