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
NOK194.31
|
$9.19
RUB776.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK127.65
|
$5.10
RUB431.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.20
|
$1.07
RUB90.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.35
|
$0.49
RUB41.01
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.78
|
$0.62
RUB52.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.48
|
$4.41
RUB372.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.79
|
$3.57
RUB301.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.92
|
$1.52
RUB128.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK62.16
|
$1.99
RUB167.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.80
|
$0.68
RUB57.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.32
|
$0.67
RUB56.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.54
|
$0.72
RUB60.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.08
|
$1.12
RUB94.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.02
|
$0.25
RUB21.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.05
|
$0.21
RUB17.68
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.82
|
$2.22
RUB187.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK705.98
|
$28.58
RUB2,415.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK340,365.39
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,587,868.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK246.54
|
$5.82
RUB491.69
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK555.70
|
$6.38
RUB539.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,808.18
|
$960.52
RUB81,174.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,432.85
|
$583.26
RUB49,291.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,554.16
|
$86.66
RUB7,323.64
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,855.43
|
$466.53
RUB39,426.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK64,135.95
|
$10,413.52
RUB880,051.85
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK92.62
|
$3.06
RUB258.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.66
|
$2.52
RUB213.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK139.01
|
$2.45
RUB207.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK453.31
|
$32.34
RUB2,732.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK142.20
|
$5.10
RUB431.31
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK920.90
|
$81.16
RUB6,858.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK420.79
|
$42.31
RUB3,575.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,054.70
|
$108.95
RUB9,207.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,322.50
|
$101.97
RUB8,617.53
|
|
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