Moscow vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	13.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Moscow is 60% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3277th and 4th ($1678 vs $4202) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 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 2774th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs New York City

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	Moscow	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$21713

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192