Moscow vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2179
🏠 One person rent
$730
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$683
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
64
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
13.1M
1.76M

The cost of living in Moscow is 41% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4359th and 6124th ($1244 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Russia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1187th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$8036

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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$532
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$519
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$573
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$531
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$538
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$610
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$514
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$823
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$571
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$716
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$697
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$990
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$806
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$925
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$758
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$766
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$816
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$569
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$410
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$600
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$463
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$748
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$742
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$666
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$557
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$505
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$513
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$513
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$505
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$565
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$548
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$518
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$598
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$649
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$605
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$680
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$493