Moscow vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$5568
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1324
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$2222
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$4072
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
74
98
🏙️ Population
13M
2.14M

The cost of living in Moscow is 54% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5091st and 1024th ($1075 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1280th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Perth

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Moscow Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$8
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$14689

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$2136
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2185
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1725
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1876