Moscow vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Moscow is 32% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3277th and 964th ($1678 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and France, respectively. Check Russia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2774th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Paris

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Moscow Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$19577

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506