Austin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1020
😷 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 54% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 985th and 3728th ($2444 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 217th and 3206th 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	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$17546

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791