Berlin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$881
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
3.78M
13.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 54% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1418th and 4141st ($2222 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 35th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Moscow

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Berlin Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$15272

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772