Moscow vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$612
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$910
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
13M
15.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 50% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5091st and 6838th ($1075 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and India, respectively. Check Russia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 1280th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Mumbai

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Moscow Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$2724

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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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283