Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1250
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$195
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$1034
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
26.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8574th and 5879th ($478 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5090th and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.93
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.33%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2552
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.57
$5.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.23
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.5
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1873
$9208

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$473
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$393
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$489
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$398
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$405
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$316
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$386
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$350
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$287
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$344
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$325
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$300
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$239
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$373
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$341
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$442
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$330
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$314
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$313
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$391
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$333
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$393
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$292
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$392
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$453
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$340
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$342
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$398
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$325
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$396
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$443
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$441
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$392
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$390
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$382
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$373
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$272
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$359

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