Moscow vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$864
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 19% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4141st and 2821st ($1438 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Russia vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 2664th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Prague

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Moscow Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$15329

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284