Moscow vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$3188
🏠 One person rent
$511
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$2176
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
75
97
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.75M

The cost of living in Moscow is 22% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5879th and 4290th ($942 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Osaka. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 1190th and 6th 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
$6.27
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$8208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$4879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$66.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$7878

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1130
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1350
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1100
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1072
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1205
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1085
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1164
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1047
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1050
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1094
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1074
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1215
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1146
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1065
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1077
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1048
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1080
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1032
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1092
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1043
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1083
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1016
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1091
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1084
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$988
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1062
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$982
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$949
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1053
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1092
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$996
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1007
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$907