Austin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$1104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	962K	13.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 48% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 932nd and 3277th ($2475 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 192nd and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Moscow

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	Austin	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$20160

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749