Melbourne vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
100
74
🏙️ Population
5.03M
13.1M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 76% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1365th and 4359th ($2194 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1st and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$12252

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$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