Moscow vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Moscow	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$542	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1116	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1208	$3624
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	12.5M	2.14M

The cost of living in Moscow is 55% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5167th and 1068th ($1021 vs $2292) 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 1.6 months in Perth. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1608th and 10th 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	$8.33	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1545	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$883	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.03	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.78%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5342	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3004	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.4	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.72	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10868	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693