Kazan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1795
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$375
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.26M
13.1M

The cost of living in Kazan is 41% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6742nd and 4359th ($734 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 7th vs 1st best cities to live in Russia, and 5162nd vs 1187th 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
$6.84
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.82
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.99%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4497
$12252

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$580
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$613
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$593
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$612
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$637
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$590
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$656
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$438
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$508
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$524
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$605
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$672
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$595
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$454
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$538
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$555
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$554
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$557
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$549
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$681
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$540
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$534
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$523
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$561
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$564
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$569
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$719
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$600
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$528
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$675
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$676
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$596
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$867

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592