Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 41.1% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.0% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 45.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 55.1% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 52.2% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 28.1% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.8% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 2.6% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.12
|
$9.19
RUB721.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.51
|
$5.10
RUB400.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.53
|
$1.07
RUB84.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.01
|
$0.49
RUB38.10
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.54
|
$0.62
RUB48.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.33
|
$4.41
RUB345.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.79
|
$3.57
RUB280.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.80
|
$1.52
RUB119.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.92
|
$1.99
RUB155.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.68
RUB53.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.67
RUB52.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.72
RUB56.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.42
|
$1.12
RUB88.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.25
RUB19.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.21
RUB16.43
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.71
|
$2.22
RUB174.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€82.45
|
$28.58
RUB2,244.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,465.58
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,404,747.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.56
|
$5.82
RUB456.90
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.08
|
$6.38
RUB500.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,108.62
|
$960.52
RUB75,430.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€904.55
|
$583.26
RUB45,803.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€161.46
|
$86.66
RUB6,805.41
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,399.97
|
$466.53
RUB36,637.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,783.38
|
$10,413.52
RUB817,778.19
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.77
|
$3.06
RUB240.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.10
|
$2.52
RUB198.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.91
|
$2.45
RUB192.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.53
|
$32.34
RUB2,539.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€11.99
|
$5.10
RUB400.79
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€72.53
|
$81.16
RUB6,373.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€32.90
|
$42.31
RUB3,322.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€79.63
|
$108.95
RUB8,556.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€101.93
|
$101.97
RUB8,007.75
|
|
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