Moscow vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$730
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$2282
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
13.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4359th and 4476th ($1244 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 1187th and 69th 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
$9.55
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$16142

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982