Moscow vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$612
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
52
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
13M
791K

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5091st and 4902nd ($1075 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 578th in Japan, while ranked 1280th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$15392

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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046