Cost of living comparison

Sydney, Australia

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 50.2% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 53.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 61.7% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$25.79	$9.19 RUB754.90	-44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.47	$5.10 RUB419.39	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$3.90	$1.07 RUB88.10	-57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 A$3.20	$0.49 RUB39.87	-76.3%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	Sydney	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 A$4.38	$0.62 RUB50.83	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 A$8.85	$4.41 RUB362.04	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 A$10.34	$3.57 RUB293.08	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35 A$6.80	$1.52 RUB124.85	-65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 A$6.13	$1.99 RUB163.14	-49.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 A$2.30	$0.68 RUB55.64	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$2.01	$0.67 RUB54.84	-48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 A$2.15	$0.72 RUB58.79	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 A$3.03	$1.12 RUB92.31	-42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.73	$0.25 RUB20.48	-77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 A$1.60	$0.21 RUB17.19	-79.6%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 53.0% less for transportation

	Sydney	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 A$7.75	$2.22 RUB182.27	-55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$143.27 A$224.25	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	-80.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,825.21	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.14 A$48.74	$5.82 RUB478.10	-81.3%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 61.7% less for housing

	Sydney	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.22 A$81.74	$6.38 RUB524.14	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,177.38 A$3,408.20	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,459.01 A$2,283.75	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	-60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.64 A$238.92	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	-43.2%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Sydney	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,995.92 A$3,124.17	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,906.19 A$28,028.17	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	-41.8%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.59 A$10.32	$3.06 RUB251.63	-53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.43	$2.52 RUB207.44	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.95 A$51.58	$2.45 RUB201.31	-92.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.52 A$93.17	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 A$24.76	$5.10 RUB419.39	-67.7%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Sydney	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.12 A$116.02	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.36 A$83.52	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.20 A$169.37	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.17 A$203.75	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	-21.7%
Average			-8.0%

Sydney vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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