Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 38.2% cheaper than Sunderland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 42.1% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 51.6% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 29.9% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 53.6% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.8% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Sunderland, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.39
|
$9.19
RUB709.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
£6.90
|
$5.10
RUB393.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.56
|
$1.07
RUB82.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.13
|
$0.49
RUB37.45
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
£1.13
|
$0.62
RUB47.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£3.73
|
$4.41
RUB340.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.25
|
$3.57
RUB275.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
£2.57
|
$1.52
RUB117.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
£2.86
|
$1.99
RUB153.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.92
|
$0.68
RUB52.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.53
|
$0.67
RUB51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.85
|
$0.72
RUB55.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
£1.13
|
$1.12
RUB86.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.25
RUB19.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.21
RUB16.15
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
£5.26
|
$2.22
RUB171.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.62
£54.69
|
$28.58
RUB2,205.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,363,418.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.62
£10.86
|
$5.82
RUB449.05
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.92
£34.12
|
$6.38
RUB492.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$762.01
£566.12
|
$960.52
RUB74,133.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$581.19
£431.79
|
$583.26
RUB45,016.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$217.28
£161.43
|
$86.66
RUB6,688.45
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,323.83
£983.51
|
$466.53
RUB36,007.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£13,433.34
|
$10,413.52
RUB803,723.55
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
£3.84
|
$3.06
RUB236.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
£3.30
|
$2.52
RUB194.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.51
|
$2.45
RUB189.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.36
£29.99
|
$32.34
RUB2,495.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£8.64
|
$5.10
RUB393.90
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Sunderland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£57.57
|
$81.16
RUB6,263.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
£28.79
|
$42.31
RUB3,265.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£70.90
|
$108.95
RUB8,409.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£63.01
|
$101.97
RUB7,870.12
|
|
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