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Moscow vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 4.1 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 86.8% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 93.5% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.63 PKR454.13	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+462.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 PKR1,029.27	$5.10 RUB563.59	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 PKR82.92	$1.07 RUB118.39	+259.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.20 PKR56.68	$0.49 RUB53.58	+138.0%
Average			+224.4%

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pay 86.8% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR151.39	$0.62 RUB68.31	+13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 PKR688.33	$4.41 RUB486.52	+78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.74 PKR761.70	$3.57 RUB393.86	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR320.86	$1.52 RUB167.78	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR343.95	$1.99 RUB219.24	+60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR129.49	$0.68 RUB74.78	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR77.78	$0.67 RUB73.69	+138.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 PKR89.24	$0.72 RUB79.01	+122.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.77	$1.12 RUB124.05	+389.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.54	$0.25 RUB27.52	+48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR61.30	$0.21 RUB23.10	-5.1%
Average			+86.8%

Pakistan vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 PKR1,031.56	$2.22 RUB244.94	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.71 PKR1,866.30	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	+325.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,760.96 PKR5,216,315.93	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+63.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.64 PKR1,290.05	$5.82 RUB642.49	+25.4%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.82 PKR3,842.86	$6.38 RUB704.36	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.73 PKR24,670.78	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+982.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.29 PKR14,538.59	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+1015.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.51 PKR16,823.02	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+43.2%
Average			+496.8%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.35 PKR9,551.00	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+1258.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,271.23 PKR353,453.44	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	+719.2%
Average			+988.6%

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 PKR507.26	$3.06 RUB338.15	+67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 PKR415.86	$2.52 RUB278.77	+68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 PKR525.68	$2.45 RUB270.52	+29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.72 PKR3,536.22	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	+154.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.87 PKR1,076.23	$5.10 RUB563.59	+31.9%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Pakistan	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 PKR3,944.46	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+472.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.90 PKR6,087.97	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+93.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.34 PKR17,056.28	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+77.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.94 PKR8,046.23	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+252.4%
Average			+223.8%

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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: January 2025

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