Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 24.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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