Moscow vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$4370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.14M

The cost of living in Moscow is 35% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3277th and 791st ($1678 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2774th and 11th 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
$11.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$17749

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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 Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1831
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2239
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1986
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2018
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$493
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$387
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$780
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$566
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$416
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$358
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$386
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$450
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$428
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$437
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$499
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$500
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$436
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$402
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1913