Historical Data about Cost of Living by Year in Moscow

Currency: RUB

Restaurants

Year
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
2023 419.78 3237.71 781.69
2022 418.23 3544.19 880.29
2021 352.35 3135.87 794.55
2020 314.88 2872.92 681.12
2019 316.55 2664.19 663.77
2018 343.62 2625.17 662.03
2017 339.11 2646.99 656.91
2016 323.04 2671.44 668.06
2015 311.12 2418.33 660.11
2014 300.32 2409.33 563.48
2013 270.36 2337.43 514.94
2012 277.33 2295.12 551.59
2011 246.72 2153.43 327.58
2010 226.58 2821.67 416.44
Year
Cappuccino
(regular)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 220.38 90.78 275.36 272.22 50.02
2022 207.87 76.00 232.85 244.16 45.55
2021 184.79 64.06 242.43 241.27 44.10
2020 168.31 59.83 221.55 224.80 41.99
2019 170.51 58.69 178.21 195.95 38.07
2018 172.28 58.53 131.76 185.25 44.64
2017 181.12 54.35 119.96 198.76 38.54
2016 160.37 50.05 90.42 162.68 38.15
2015 162.62 52.25 100.97 163.69 40.95
2014 158.30 54.53 104.57 157.83 41.64
2013 155.16 47.32 82.55 130.37 40.23
2012 153.37 44.01 66.67 116.97 33.78
2011 150.00 36.80 49.24 105.80 34.03
2010 - 80.98 56.20 194.66 60.32

Markets

Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
2023 74.36 118.10 156.59 54.82 85.10 52.41
2022 72.30 119.56 149.37 53.90 86.86 51.05
2021 66.22 104.60 128.20 47.32 73.59 43.58
2020 64.43 93.33 126.08 42.23 69.04 42.74
2019 64.86 87.41 139.12 43.48 70.63 43.48
2018 67.92 77.40 128.42 40.48 66.70 46.84
2017 64.42 83.25 138.33 38.17 65.24 42.19
2016 62.24 79.95 130.90 37.07 62.88 47.91
2015 60.57 79.69 119.28 33.49 60.80 47.84
2014 55.47 71.22 113.35 32.05 53.93 41.84
2013 45.40 62.97 92.67 28.93 47.11 39.81
2012 39.62 53.19 91.54 25.25 41.29 34.48
2011 40.49 50.47 66.62 22.50 45.69 39.00
2010 47.03 64.46 87.40 37.29 51.70 43.68
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Onion
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
2023 115.60 105.49 99.53 51.11 136.89 49.26 114.35 232.96
2022 115.53 89.14 93.58 49.63 117.13 60.33 115.60 213.78
2021 109.55 73.06 97.46 39.28 112.02 47.66 95.90 194.06
2020 107.03 67.54 78.56 34.64 105.71 38.67 81.98 160.32
2019 89.28 66.90 76.21 36.47 91.47 37.44 75.38 154.13
2018 95.26 61.31 76.26 30.48 87.22 36.91 69.32 150.83
2017 87.34 64.25 75.85 30.62 85.25 34.64 72.25 162.83
2016 90.60 69.31 78.19 30.53 89.60 35.40 67.60 148.59
2015 87.77 69.40 64.74 37.67 89.52 38.72 67.34 134.64
2014 71.56 - 55.93 - 74.35 40.63 58.23 115.51
2013 70.50 - 56.38 - 72.62 35.69 50.00 100.15
2012 61.61 - 47.94 - 61.84 27.76 41.67 66.92
2011 63.52 - 25.00 - 75.46 24.03 - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Local Cheese
(1kg)
2023 725.76 643.45 363.67 210.16 808.66
2022 709.79 683.37 354.60 186.27 781.75
2021 611.94 611.23 306.05 176.51 653.69
2020 543.68 540.81 282.25 161.54 636.92
2019 534.27 550.16 285.30 147.55 631.13
2018 531.64 593.60 282.86 139.06 549.38
2017 496.50 557.92 259.36 120.40 561.95
2016 490.61 484.78 250.92 108.82 457.97
2015 488.05 510.73 263.64 94.77 456.00
2014 - 453.75 233.90 75.28 355.22
2013 - 377.60 221.73 63.45 304.08
2012 - 352.32 206.30 52.14 297.59
2011 - 331.25 200.96 55.93 296.43
2010 - 325.88 200.41 52.33 317.99

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
2023 41956.77 70459.99 80291.90 146003.09
2022 41298.20 70159.05 73815.83 141709.98
2021 39149.25 68275.86 73676.20 145628.57
2020 35664.05 64500.00 66173.31 132123.89
2019 34875.52 60501.77 66075.47 128145.70
2018 34514.58 58053.73 63106.19 119906.09
2017 34684.85 60658.73 63526.32 128225.05
2016 34225.42 57233.60 59611.99 112024.86
2015 34503.02 57892.56 62420.70 121136.17
2014 34928.59 57073.47 66744.16 122963.03
2013 33035.71 58903.85 63047.62 116194.44
2012 30843.75 49840.69 58465.73 100892.00
2011 26723.75 47955.50 45516.00 140000.00
2010 32905.00 36518.00 65810.00 91080.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
2023 274016.06 530144.99
2022 268454.68 509294.35
2021 228031.98 464985.86
2020 183682.57 387989.32
2019 168255.77 364125.14
2018 161114.88 328382.67
2017 150600.11 335106.80
2016 155099.88 326107.03
2015 169864.86 338260.15
2014 166840.09 291632.92
2013 149658.13 247714.29
2012 132014.32 249446.31
2011 138689.17 330612.00
2010 138826.67 213780.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 97581.05
2022 87079.19
2021 77807.28
2020 70972.32
2019 67629.73
2018 62526.69
2017 60513.89
2016 56670.55
2015 53265.34
2014 50920.30
2013 45511.27
2012 47096.43
2011 49285.71
2010 23724.00

Transportation

Year
Gasoline
(1 liter)
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
2023 54.09 54.06
2022 52.63 51.92
2021 49.92 50.15
2020 46.93 50.19
2019 46.24 49.18
2018 43.97 50.67
2017 39.83 52.29
2016 37.79 47.54
2015 36.29 44.79
2014 34.56 38.04
2013 32.58 29.28
2012 29.90 28.07
2011 28.15 27.36
2010 27.42 28.63
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 2502.01
2022 2343.94
2021 2348.37
2020 2146.78
2019 2092.84
2018 1973.95
2017 1896.81
2016 1826.24
2015 1814.40
2014 1790.36
2013 1489.97
2012 1660.09
2011 1216.65
2010 926.97

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 10.80
2022 11.33
2021 8.59
2020 9.11
2019 10.43
2018 10.54
2017 12.32
2016 13.28
2015 14.31
2014 13.74
2013 13.71
2012 13.29
2011 14.48
2010 13.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2023 9849.62 520.96
2022 9051.11 516.34
2021 8582.89 483.73
2020 8692.01 466.44
2019 8801.84 482.08
2018 7974.63 481.46
2017 7698.69 441.35
2016 7229.94 382.09
2015 6767.83 360.53
2014 5957.91 373.65
2013 5785.96 411.20
2012 4983.22 406.85
2011 3469.75 368.19
2010 2196.60 502.63

Sports And Leisure

Year
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
2023 489.56 3082.19 2186.05
2022 458.76 3271.02 2155.35
2021 437.36 3253.14 2176.47
2020 436.29 3230.17 2034.86
2019 432.40 3024.44 1799.38
2018 423.86 2998.41 1982.39
2017 419.30 2993.43 1565.71
2016 432.55 3089.68 1597.55
2015 417.33 2957.77 1388.52
2014 392.77 3513.62 1737.15
2013 367.87 3421.25 1133.33
2012 353.71 2932.61 881.25
2011 292.24 2712.18 323.12
2010 300.57 2355.34 -

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
2023 7329.42 10123.25 9407.02 3831.54
2022 6681.55 9267.02 7740.49 3654.64
2021 6560.68 8071.91 6516.19 3471.25
2020 5903.17 8127.86 6273.28 3150.82
2019 5757.16 7939.20 6034.10 3087.98
2018 5498.31 7819.66 5825.20 2990.31
2017 5787.46 7826.66 5866.84 3212.49
2016 5494.11 7718.29 5475.82 3004.66
2015 4604.50 6884.61 4839.20 2825.65
2014 4233.20 5677.32 3730.08 2804.55
2013 3774.85 4786.28 3786.28 2411.13
2012 3921.74 5248.00 3327.27 2603.85
2011 2344.75 3954.62 2995.80 2200.80
2010 3038.00 4427.73 5423.67 1999.40