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**beergal** · 03-08-2005, 06:46 AM

heh guys i been reading up on going to moscow this summer and have got a few brochures from sta and the trips seem really expensive around $800 for 7 days does anyone know how expensive moscow is cos they reccommend around $60 a day just for sightseeing souvenirs and food!

**Canadian Dude** · 03-08-2005, 08:23 AM

World's 10 Most expensive cities

1. Tokyo
2. Moscow
3. Osaka
4. Hong Kong
5. Beijing
6. Geneva
7. London
8. Seoul
9. Zurich
10. New York

(Mercer Human Resource Consulting)

I would not have thought this, but it appears to be true.

**beergal** · 03-08-2005, 09:22 AM

looks like im gonna have to head out to the vodka museum in t Pete's instead

BOO HOO MOSCOW AND YOUR KGB MUSEUM!

**omisan** · 03-08-2005, 09:53 AM

Damn.. Moscow is ranked #2? Is that empirical or based on cost-of-living-vs-typical-earnings? That's nutty!

**urOZm8** · 03-09-2005, 12:41 AM

Those figures are baffling CD. I would never have though that about Moscow. St Petersburg is apparently really beautiful but has a European flavour about it. I haven't heard a bad thing about the place.

ev

**ajb3000** · 05-13-2005, 04:20 AM

I went 3 years ago and I don't recall it being that expensive. However I spent most of the time really drunk on vodka, as a litre bottle from the local off-license cost a whooping £1.60.

Rimbaud · 07-15-2005, 06:39 AM

I`ll be there in a few weeks - i intend on budgeting at 25 Euro a day!
You can look for free can`t you!

**MeTurk** · 07-15-2005, 08:50 AM

There's alot of new rich in Moscow maybe that's why and when I say rich, I mean stinking rich. It might be that they just cater to that market, if there aren't alot of middle class people there then there won't be middle class services.

I'd say the younger the population of the city is the cheeper the cost of living would be.

another list 2005

pink_floyd · 07-26-2005, 01:16 PM

no wonder so many russian girls have to sell their ass in the street,

**Esterina** · 08-05-2005, 07:33 PM

I was supposed to go to Moscow two years ago, and had made arrangement at a place called "Galina's Flat" where beds were around US$10. It's a private flat with 6 extra beds.

I had to cancel my trip.

Anyone can PM me to get the address.