Moscow vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$542
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1539
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
52
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
12.5M
791K

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5167th and 4949th ($1021 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 1608th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$15169

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$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942