Moscow vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$864
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
13.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 104% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4141st and 7064th ($1438 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and India, respectively. Check Russia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 2664th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$3820

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310