Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 46.0% cheaper than Nashville.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.9% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 57.5% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 40.6% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 56.0% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.3% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 6.9% more in Moscow
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Nashville, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$9.19
RUB764.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.10
RUB424.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
|
$1.07
RUB89.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$0.49
RUB40.36
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.86
|
$0.62
RUB51.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.45
|
$4.41
RUB366.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$3.57
RUB296.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
|
$1.52
RUB126.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$1.99
RUB165.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.68
RUB56.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.67
RUB55.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$0.72
RUB59.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.12
RUB93.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.25
RUB20.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.21
RUB17.40
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
|
$2.22
RUB184.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$28.58
RUB2,377.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,547,121.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.43
|
$5.82
RUB483.95
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.12
|
$6.38
RUB530.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,030.31
|
$960.52
RUB79,895.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,593.46
|
$583.26
RUB48,515.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.09
|
$86.66
RUB7,208.33
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,253.00
|
$466.53
RUB38,806.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,500.00
|
$10,413.52
RUB866,195.39
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.06
RUB254.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.63
|
$2.52
RUB209.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.45
RUB203.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.25
|
$32.34
RUB2,689.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.10
RUB424.52
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
|
Nashville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.67
|
$81.16
RUB6,750.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.33
|
$42.31
RUB3,519.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.46
|
$108.95
RUB9,062.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.62
|
$101.97
RUB8,481.85
|
|
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