Cost of living comparison

 Rustavi, Georgia
compared to
 Moscow, Russia
Moscow vs. Rustavi Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 40.5% more expensive than Rustavi.

Restaurants
pay 4.4% more in Moscow
Groceries
pay 16.3% more in Moscow
Transportation
pay 40.7% more in Moscow
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 89.6% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.0% more in Moscow
Clothing
pay 5.5% less in Moscow

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Rustavi. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Rustavi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.4% more for restaurants

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.03
GEL30.00
$9.19
RUB722.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.04
GEL21.88
$5.10
RUB401.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
GEL2.10
$1.07
RUB84.27

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
GEL1.69
$0.62
RUB48.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.05
GEL11.02
$4.41
RUB346.31
Milk (1 gallon) $6.49
GEL17.67
$3.57
RUB280.36

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.59
GEL12.49
$2.22
RUB174.35
Monthly public transit pass $10.85
GEL29.50
$28.58
RUB2,246.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,735.29
GEL70,000.00
$30,621.85
RUB2,407,054.63

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.03
GEL30.00
$6.38
RUB501.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $257.35
GEL700.00
$960.52
RUB75,502.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $240.69
GEL654.67
$583.26
RUB45,847.84

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pay 89.6% more for childcare

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.97
GEL650.00
$466.53
RUB36,672.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,659.47
GEL15,393.75
$10,413.52
RUB818,562.93

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pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.47
GEL4.00
$3.06
RUB240.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
GEL5.50
$2.52
RUB198.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.94
GEL8.00
$2.45
RUB192.56

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

 
Rustavi
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.57
GEL208.26
$81.16
RUB6,379.28
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.19
GEL131.07
$42.31
RUB3,325.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.78
GEL285.00
$108.95
RUB8,564.30

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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: July 2025
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