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The cost of living in Moscow

🥗 Food

Lunch in the HSE dining room will cost about 300 rubles. In the dining room on Pokrovsky Boulevard, you can take a set lunch for 180 rubles. In a restaurant or cafe, lunch will cost about 800-1200 rubles per person.

Lunch in fast food restaurants will be cheaper: KFC – about 400 rubles; McDonald's – about 300 rubles; business lunches in cafes - 300-500 rubles. The cost of buying food is about 3000-4000 rubles per week.

🚑 Medical insurance

The cost of a health insurance policy depends on the amount of coverage and varies from 4000 to 8000 rubles per year.

🚇 Transport

Students in Moscow are provided with preferential travel on public transport. The cost of a student transport card depends on the types of transport used and varies from 300 to 715 rubles per month. The average taxi ride in Moscow ranges from 300 to 1000 rubles.

🌐 Internet and mobile communication

All HSE Moscow campuses and dormitories have free Wi-Fi. Mobile communication and Internet, depending on the tariff, can cost from 500 to 1000 rubles. per month.

In no case do not use free SIM-cards that can be distributed in underground passages and at the entrances to metro stations. These are scammers! Purchase SIM cards only from official mobile operators.

🏠 Accomodation

The cost of living in a student dormitory is from 1000 to 1500 rubles per month. The cost of accommodation in student housing facilities varies from 13,000 to 30,000 rubles per month. You can read about the specifics of the HSE student placement model here.

The prices for rented housing depend on the condition and location of the object of residence. The cost of renting one room is about 25,000 rubles. per month excluding utilities. The cost of renting a studio apartment starts from 35,000 rubles per month.

🇬🇧 Life in Moscow

Please see Life in Moscow website.