Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 47.0% cheaper than Westminster.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.9% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 34.3% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 52.2% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 70.2% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 59.3% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 61.4% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 3.5% more in Moscow
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Westminster, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.73
£13.87
|
$9.19
RUB717.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.39
£6.22
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
£1.79
|
$1.07
RUB83.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$0.49
RUB37.87
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
$0.62
RUB48.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$4.41
RUB343.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.72
|
$3.57
RUB278.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.62
|
$1.52
RUB118.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.74
|
$1.99
RUB154.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.87
|
$0.68
RUB52.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$0.67
RUB52.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.04
|
$0.72
RUB55.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
£0.67
|
$1.12
RUB87.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.46
|
$0.25
RUB19.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.42
|
$0.21
RUB16.33
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.18
|
$2.22
RUB173.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,230.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.92
£15.50
|
$5.82
RUB454.14
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.61
£29.34
|
$6.38
RUB497.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,035.11
£2,248.56
|
$960.52
RUB74,974.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,808.15
£1,339.57
|
$583.26
RUB45,527.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.22
£164.63
|
$86.66
RUB6,764.34
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,224.75
|
$466.53
RUB36,415.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,510.41
|
$10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.78
|
$3.06
RUB239.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.45
|
$2.52
RUB197.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.40
|
$2.45
RUB191.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.95
£62.19
|
$32.34
RUB2,524.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.92
£9.57
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Westminster
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.99
|
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.42
£46.25
|
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.38
|
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.94
|
$101.97
RUB7,959.42
|
|
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