Canberra vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$1239
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
381K
12.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 77% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 363rd and 4019th ($2217 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1 months in Moscow. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 286th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Moscow

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Canberra Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1607
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1544
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

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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