Moscow vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$1929
😷 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 34% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3277th and 4633rd ($1678 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Osaka. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 2774th and 17th 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	$11.9	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958