Los Angeles vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Los Angeles Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2975
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6193
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1911
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$2725
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$621
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5327
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
3.9M
12.5M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 137% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 39th and 4019th ($2975 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Moscow. Los Angeles ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 64th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Moscow

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Los Angeles Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2166
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1644
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3759
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9200
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6049
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.87
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1420
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23021
$10113

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2070
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2007
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2024
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2018
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2412
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2664
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2010
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2013
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2025
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2027
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3195
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2019
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2027
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$2261
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2026
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1935
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2022
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2009
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2008
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2517
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2010
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2032
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$1951
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2019
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2009
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2009
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2026
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2024
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2019
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2006
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$1949
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2485
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3211
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2021
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2099

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520