Manchester vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
548K
13M

The cost of living in Manchester is 99% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1500th and 5091st ($2137 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 76th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Moscow

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Manchester Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$11652

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Moscow

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