Amsterdam vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
921K
13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 166% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 252nd and 5091st ($2859 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Russia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 25th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Moscow

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Amsterdam Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$11652

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541