Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 24.6% cheaper than Piacenza.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.2% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 48.2% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 42.1% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 14.8% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 24.4% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.5% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 4.7% less in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Piacenza, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.43
|
$9.19
RUB721.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.22
|
$5.10
RUB400.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.30
|
$1.07
RUB84.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.49
RUB38.10
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.30
|
$0.62
RUB48.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.89
€5.07
|
$4.41
RUB345.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€4.77
|
$3.57
RUB280.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.38
|
$1.52
RUB119.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.48
€5.57
|
$1.99
RUB155.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.01
|
$0.68
RUB53.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.63
|
$0.67
RUB52.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.98
|
$0.72
RUB56.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.46
|
$1.12
RUB88.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.25
RUB19.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.61
|
$0.21
RUB16.43
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.19
|
$2.22
RUB174.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€46.08
|
$28.58
RUB2,244.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,578.79
€20,276.58
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,404,747.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.22
€28.57
|
$5.82
RUB456.90
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.58
€25.44
|
$6.38
RUB500.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.06
€553.00
|
$960.52
RUB75,430.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.88
€460.83
|
$583.26
RUB45,803.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.72
€121.87
|
$86.66
RUB6,805.41
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.12
€322.58
|
$466.53
RUB36,637.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,413.52
RUB817,778.19
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.61
|
$3.06
RUB240.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
€1.49
|
$2.52
RUB198.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.07
|
$2.45
RUB192.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.52
€45.16
|
$32.34
RUB2,539.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.33
€10.60
|
$5.10
RUB400.79
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Piacenza
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.17
€70.66
|
$81.16
RUB6,373.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.64
€43.55
|
$42.31
RUB3,322.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€81.41
|
$108.95
RUB8,556.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.47
€104.46
|
$101.97
RUB8,007.75
|
|
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