Moscow vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$730
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
52
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
13.1M
791K

The cost of living in Moscow is 17% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4359th and 5101st ($1244 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1187th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052