Denver vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
716K
13M

The cost of living in Denver is 151% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 444th and 5091st ($2699 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 160th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Moscow

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Denver Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$11652

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541