Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$192
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1104
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
26.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Delhi is 71% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8767th and 3277th ($479 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5583rd and 2774th 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
$4.69
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$20160

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749