Dortmund vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
595K
13.3M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 12% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4048th and 3277th ($1482 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 625th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Moscow

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Dortmund Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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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