Moscow vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	72	72
🏙️ Population	13.3M	791K

The cost of living in Moscow is 65% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3277th and 5436th ($1678 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 2774th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Niigata

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	Moscow	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009