Moscow vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$3568
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
12.5M
709K

The cost of living in Moscow is 54% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5167th and 1293rd ($1021 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Norway, respectively. Check Russia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 1608th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Oslo

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Moscow Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$8301

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991