Over one million football fans from abroad are expected to flock to Moscow during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. And since some of them will likely seek to rent a room or a private apartment instead of staying at a hotel during their visit to the Russian capital, it appears that local landlords now seek to profiteer from it.
According to him, renting a private apartment in Moscow during the football championship will be five times as expensive as usual, with some landlords possibly trying to raise the price even higher: for example, he said, leasing the apartments in a high-rise near the Barrikadnaya subway station which can normally be rented for about $160 would cost nearly $1,980 during the event.
Meanwhile, a hostel administrator told Metro that Moscow hostels already appear to be completely booked, though he refused to clarify how many bookings have already been paid for.
