Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$190
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$881
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
26.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Delhi is 66% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8745th and 4141st ($489 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5934th and 2664th 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
$5.59
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$4.27
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$5.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$15272

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328

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