Berlin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Berlin Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4970
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1209
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$2251
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3213
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
3.68M
12.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 71% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 433rd and 4019th ($2146 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Moscow. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 28th and 1168th 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
$13.1
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1276
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2508
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1742
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.4%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8822
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5926
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.6
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.03
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.7
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$10113

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1299
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1300
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1302
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1303
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1569
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1298
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1347
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1296
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1298
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1299
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1305
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1296
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1305
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1301
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1302
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1300
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1326
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1302
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1301
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1300
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1305
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1067
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1301
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1298
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1307
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1299
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1299
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1303
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1302
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1300
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1302
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1295
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1218
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$939
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1297
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$769
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1304
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520