Melbourne vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5060
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$1239
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
99
74
🏙️ Population
4.53M
12.5M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 72% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 420th and 4019th ($2154 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 months in Moscow. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3rd and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Moscow

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Melbourne Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1465
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.4
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7253
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1770
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19362
$10113

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1747
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1613
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1557
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1615
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2217
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1563
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1607
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1540
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1544
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1719
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2397
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2043
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1778
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1651
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1663
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361

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