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Moscow vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 41.8% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 48.8% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 50.3% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Toronto	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.12 CA$29.01	$9.19 RUB971.25	-54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$5.10 RUB539.58	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 CA$3.17	$1.07 RUB113.35	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 CA$2.49	$0.49 RUB51.30	-71.9%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Toronto	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 CA$4.07	$0.62 RUB65.40	-78.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CA$8.14	$4.41 RUB465.79	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.09 CA$17.43	$3.57 RUB377.08	-70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.38 CA$4.88	$1.52 RUB160.63	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 CA$8.07	$1.99 RUB209.90	-64.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 CA$2.53	$0.68 RUB71.59	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.89	$0.67 RUB70.55	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 CA$2.31	$0.72 RUB75.64	-55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.58	$1.12 RUB118.77	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.56	$0.25 RUB26.35	-76.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 CA$1.83	$0.21 RUB22.12	-83.5%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Toronto	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 CA$6.31	$2.22 RUB234.51	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.08 CA$161.62	$28.58 RUB3,021.67	-74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,490.95 CA$35,314.73	$30,621.85 RUB3,237,504.85	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 CA$21.76	$5.82 RUB615.13	-61.4%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 48.8% less for housing

	Toronto	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.33 CA$74.02	$6.38 RUB674.36	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,807.04 CA$2,605.67	$960.52 RUB101,551.30	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,526.54 CA$2,201.19	$583.26 RUB61,665.66	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.64 CA$123.49	$86.66 RUB9,162.11	+1.2%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 50.3% less for childcare

	Toronto	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,179.39 CA$1,700.62	$466.53 RUB49,324.34	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,423.23 CA$25,123.43	$10,413.52 RUB1,100,972.71	-40.2%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.29	$3.06 RUB323.75	-46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CA$5.82	$2.52 RUB266.90	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.37 CA$20.72	$2.45 RUB259.00	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.00 CA$70.66	$32.34 RUB3,419.01	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.93 CA$18.65	$5.10 RUB539.58	-60.5%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Toronto	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.77 CA$86.18	$81.16 RUB8,580.18	+35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77 CA$57.35	$42.31 RUB4,473.01	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.97 CA$138.38	$108.95 RUB11,519.04	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.44 CA$167.90	$101.97 RUB10,780.81	-12.4%
Average			+10.8%

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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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