Dortmund vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$648
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
587K
12.5M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 37% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3822nd and 5167th ($1401 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 764th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517