Austin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
962K
12.5M

The cost of living in Austin is 154% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 548th and 5167th ($2590 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 126th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$10868

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Cities near Austin

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517