Moscow vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$542
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1671
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
73
85
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.36M

The cost of living in Moscow is 33% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5167th and 3308th ($1021 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1608th and 273rd 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
$8.33
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$11372

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002