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Moscow vs. Yale Cost Breakdown

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Yale	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$9.19 RUB1,014.46
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.10 RUB563.59
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.07 RUB118.39
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.49 RUB53.58

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Yale	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.62 RUB68.31
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.41 RUB486.52
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$3.57 RUB393.86
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.52 RUB167.78
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.99 RUB219.24
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.68 RUB74.78
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.67 RUB73.69
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.72 RUB79.01
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.12 RUB124.05
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.25 RUB27.52
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.21 RUB23.10

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Yale	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.22 RUB244.94
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 RUB3,156.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.82 RUB642.49

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Yale	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$6.38 RUB704.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$960.52 RUB106,069.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$583.26 RUB64,409.21
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$86.66 RUB9,569.74

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Yale	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$466.53 RUB51,518.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Yale	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.06 RUB338.15
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.52 RUB278.77
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.45 RUB270.52
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.34 RUB3,571.13
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.10 RUB563.59

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Yale	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$81.16 RUB8,961.92
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.31 RUB4,672.02
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$108.95 RUB12,031.53
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$101.97 RUB11,260.45

Yale vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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