Miami vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Miami	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3297	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7564	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$2174	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$3858	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	85	96
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	442K	13.3M

The cost of living in Miami is 108% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 95th and 3728th ($3297 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Miami ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 210th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Moscow

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	Miami	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.3	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.92	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2574	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1873	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4730	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3376	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.9	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3761	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.03	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.4	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$17546

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791