Manchester vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
548K
12.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 96% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1798th and 5167th ($1998 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 110th and 1608th 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
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$10868

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517