Moscow vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$4752
🏠 One person rent
$694
$608
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$417
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$2509
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 9% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4019th and 3150th ($1253 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Nagoya. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 1168th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Nagoya

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Moscow Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$663
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$2124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$3573
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$2077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$15191

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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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1049
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1053
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1048
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1049
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1050
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1047
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1046
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1049
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$996
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1046
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1053
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1046
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1059
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1046
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$1053
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1178
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1051
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1070
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1056
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1053
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$1053
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$1045
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1053
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1193
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$1046
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1044