Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 21.4% more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2% more in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 18.7% more in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 10.1% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% more in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 32.6% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.8% more in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 38.5% more in Moscow
The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Turkey.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY267.88
|
$9.19
RUB757.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY267.92
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY45.52
|
$1.07
RUB88.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY16.40
|
$0.49
RUB40.03
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY39.35
|
$0.62
RUB51.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY192.69
|
$4.41
RUB363.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY122.17
|
$3.57
RUB294.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY54.21
|
$1.52
RUB125.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY92.95
|
$1.99
RUB163.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY14.34
|
$0.68
RUB55.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY33.83
|
$0.67
RUB55.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY16.13
|
$0.72
RUB59.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY19.76
|
$1.12
RUB92.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.61
|
$0.25
RUB20.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY8.24
|
$0.21
RUB17.26
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY170.54
|
$2.22
RUB182.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY746.94
|
$28.58
RUB2,357.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,737,440.17
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,526,305.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY243.94
|
$5.82
RUB480.00
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY438.30
|
$6.38
RUB526.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY17,165.84
|
$960.52
RUB79,243.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY13,044.27
|
$583.26
RUB48,119.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,723.62
|
$86.66
RUB7,149.42
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY15,839.39
|
$466.53
RUB38,489.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY267,207.06
|
$10,413.52
RUB859,116.36
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY98.56
|
$3.06
RUB252.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY101.62
|
$2.52
RUB208.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY74.08
|
$2.45
RUB202.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,408.67
|
$32.34
RUB2,667.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY197.73
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,656.89
|
$81.16
RUB6,695.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,579.49
|
$42.31
RUB3,490.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,426.07
|
$108.95
RUB8,988.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,883.72
|
$101.97
RUB8,412.53
|
|
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