Moscow vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$5360
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$2224
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$4113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.61M

The cost of living in Moscow is 33% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3728th and 1175th ($1585 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1001st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3206th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Phoenix

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	Moscow	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$18987

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781