Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$484
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$192
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$1208
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
26.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 53% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8607th and 5167th ($484 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Delhi compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Delhi ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4314th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Moscow

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Delhi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.01%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.08
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.9
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.2
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2174
$10868

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338

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