Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 41.1% cheaper than Vancouver.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Vancouver, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.33
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
CA$2.74
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CA$2.51
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
CA$4.09
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
CA$9.23
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.81
CA$9.61
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
CA$5.49
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
CA$9.36
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
CA$2.79
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.82
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
CA$2.44
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
CA$3.04
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.94
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
CA$1.75
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
CA$7.23
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.59
CA$141.84
|
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,425.48
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.97
CA$21.11
|
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.25
CA$80.73
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,033.97
CA$2,868.20
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,688.88
CA$2,381.57
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.42
CA$110.58
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,092.52
CA$1,540.61
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,627.02
CA$22,036.44
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
CA$9.12
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CA$5.91
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.37
CA$20.26
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
CA$51.34
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
CA$17.22
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Vancouver
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.41
CA$93.65
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.77
CA$54.67
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.07
CA$134.07
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.58
CA$174.27
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
|
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