Moscow vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$6436
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$4867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	88
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	13.3M	653K

The cost of living in Moscow is 42% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3728th and 512th ($1585 vs $2738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Portland ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 3206th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Portland

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	Moscow	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$3059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$99.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$6.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$66
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$21868

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807