Columbus vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Columbus Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5508
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$1233
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3914
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
906K
12.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 123% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1239th and 5879th ($2103 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Columbus ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 187th and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Moscow

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Columbus Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8547
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3396
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.43
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.62
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1534
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23919
$9208

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$1943
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$1961
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1863
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$1888
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1875
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$1821
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1664
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1863
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1726
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1766
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1778
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1728
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1583
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1713
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1698
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1631
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1624
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1436
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1624
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1641
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1653
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1647
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1467
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1661
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1584
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1687
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1667
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1662
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1368
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1734
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1463
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1481
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1409
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1720
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1673
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1660
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1555
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1643

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397