Moscow vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2985
🏠 One person rent
$959
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$2134
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Moscow is 24% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3728th and 4625th ($1585 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 3206th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Osaka

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Moscow Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$13598

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1046
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1037
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1029
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$979
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1027
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$991
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1041
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$996
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$994
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$981
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$999
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1005
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$993