Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$221
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$1546
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
26.5M
13.1M

The cost of living in Delhi is 59% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8558th and 4359th ($510 vs $1244) 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 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5071st and 1187th 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
$4.47
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$12252

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592