Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$205
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1020
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
26.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Delhi is 68% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8668th and 3728th ($507 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 5790th and 3206th 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
$5.48
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$17546

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791