Moscow vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$3723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$8021
🏠 One person rent
$694
$2426
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$3744
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$752
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$347
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$5796
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
12.5M
8.8M

The cost of living in Moscow is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4019th and 3rd ($1253 vs $3723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1168th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$8.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$2007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$4220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$3341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
5.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$14208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$9347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$25572

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2139
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3115
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2308
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2016
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2208
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$2132
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2012
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2008
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2023
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2020
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2611
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1921
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2027
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2025
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2008
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2012
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2014
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$1891
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2022
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2006
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2093
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$1992
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2089
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2004
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2889
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2023
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2265
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2013
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2020
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2372
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2015
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2960