Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 62.1% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 65.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 62.4% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 59.9% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.9% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Moscow

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF22.73	$9.19 RUB730.11	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF13.94	$5.10 RUB405.62	-69.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF3.84	$1.07 RUB85.21	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.39	$0.49 RUB38.56	-88.2%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 65.3% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF2.99	$0.62 RUB49.16	-83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF10.86	$4.41 RUB350.15	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.01	$3.57 RUB283.46	-51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF5.58	$1.52 RUB120.75	-77.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF10.59	$1.99 RUB157.79	-84.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.25	$0.68 RUB53.82	-55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.85	$0.67 RUB53.04	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.08	$0.72 RUB56.86	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.34	$1.12 RUB89.28	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF0.92	$0.25 RUB19.80	-77.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.88	$0.21 RUB16.63	-80.4%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 62.4% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF6.44	$2.22 RUB176.28	-71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF93.74	$28.58 RUB2,271.45	-75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF30,235.53	$30,621.85 RUB2,433,691.94	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF34.53	$5.82 RUB462.40	-86.2%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 59.9% less for housing

	Switzerland	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF43.91	$6.38 RUB506.93	-88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,333.04	$960.52 RUB76,337.98	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,159.78	$583.26 RUB46,355.21	-58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF147.88	$86.66 RUB6,887.32	-51.9%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,125.18	$466.53 RUB37,078.01	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF24,908.22	$10,413.52 RUB827,621.44	-65.7%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF6.43	$3.06 RUB243.37	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.45	$2.52 RUB200.63	-53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF8.29	$2.45 RUB194.70	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF72.69	$32.34 RUB2,570.13	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF17.37	$5.10 RUB405.62	-75.9%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF99.97	$81.16 RUB6,449.88	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF50.65	$42.31 RUB3,362.45	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF111.77	$108.95 RUB8,659.07	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF145.19	$101.97 RUB8,104.13	-42.3%
Average			-31.7%

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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: May 2025

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