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Moscow vs. Timisoara Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.0% more expensive than Timisoara.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 41.3% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 32.3% more in Moscow

The cost of housing, clothing, and childcare in Moscow are more expensive than in Timisoara. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Timisoara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Timisoara	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.62 RON41.59	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 RON33.79	$5.10 RUB563.59	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 RON9.18	$1.07 RUB118.39	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 RON8.70	$0.49 RUB53.58	-73.1%
Average			-34.3%

Timisoara vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Timisoara	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 RON5.24	$0.62 RUB68.31	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.79 RON23.11	$4.41 RUB486.52	-8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON28.31	$3.57 RUB393.86	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 RON14.60	$1.52 RUB167.78	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 RON13.55	$1.99 RUB219.24	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.21	$0.68 RUB74.78	+47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.08	$0.67 RUB73.69	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RON3.28	$0.72 RUB79.01	+5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RON4.81	$1.12 RUB124.05	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.76	$0.25 RUB27.52	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON2.05	$0.21 RUB23.10	-50.7%
Average			-16.5%

Timisoara vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Timisoara	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.79 RON27.95	$2.22 RUB244.94	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.01 RON135.15	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	+2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 RON35.46	$5.82 RUB642.49	-20.8%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 41.3% more for housing

	Timisoara	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.03 RON43.58	$6.38 RUB704.36	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$409.20 RON1,974.39	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+134.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.73 RON1,571.67	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 RON517.70	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	-19.2%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Timisoara	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$380.67 RON1,836.71	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,166.34 RON39,402.61	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	+27.5%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Timisoara	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 RON11.96	$3.06 RUB338.15	+23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 RON13.86	$2.52 RUB278.77	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.39 RON25.99	$2.45 RUB270.52	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.27 RON208.80	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.46 RON31.19	$5.10 RUB563.59	-21.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 32.3% more for clothing

	Timisoara	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.65 RON249.22	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.34 RON199.46	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.11 RON343.08	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+53.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.55 RON422.44	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+16.5%
Average			+32.3%

Timisoara 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: January 2025

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