Kazan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$325
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.26M
13M

The cost of living in Kazan is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7255th and 5091st ($654 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Russia, and 5204th vs 1280th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Moscow

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Kazan Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.37
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2473
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.08
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.44
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.96
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$11652

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$509
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$541
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797

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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