Moscow vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$542
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$836
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
12.5M
15.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 45% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5167th and 6763rd ($1021 vs $706) 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 1608th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$2517

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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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325