Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 76.1% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Moscow instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 99.8% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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