Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 28.3% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.3% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 53.5% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 52.0% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 40.9% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 70.8% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.0% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% less in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Norway, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK192.07
|
$9.19
RUB757.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.18
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.85
|
$1.07
RUB88.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.02
|
$0.49
RUB40.03
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.42
|
$0.62
RUB51.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK52.86
|
$4.41
RUB363.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK76.89
|
$3.57
RUB294.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.47
|
$1.52
RUB125.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.45
|
$1.99
RUB163.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.64
|
$0.68
RUB55.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.20
|
$0.67
RUB55.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.39
|
$0.72
RUB59.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.86
|
$1.12
RUB92.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.90
|
$0.25
RUB20.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.92
|
$0.21
RUB17.26
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK75.93
|
$2.22
RUB182.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK697.84
|
$28.58
RUB2,357.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK336,441.42
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,526,305.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK243.69
|
$5.82
RUB480.00
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK549.29
|
$6.38
RUB526.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,683.58
|
$960.52
RUB79,243.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,335.63
|
$583.26
RUB48,119.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,536.24
|
$86.66
RUB7,149.42
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,822.51
|
$466.53
RUB38,489.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,396.55
|
$10,413.52
RUB859,116.36
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.55
|
$3.06
RUB252.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.10
|
$2.52
RUB208.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.41
|
$2.45
RUB202.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK448.09
|
$32.34
RUB2,667.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK140.56
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK910.28
|
$81.16
RUB6,695.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK415.94
|
$42.31
RUB3,490.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,042.54
|
$108.95
RUB8,988.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,307.25
|
$101.97
RUB8,412.53
|
|
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