Edinburgh vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
488K
13.3M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 37% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1307th and 3277th ($2295 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 83rd and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Moscow

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Edinburgh Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$20160

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

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