Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 7.6% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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