Moscow vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$2467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$5688
🏠 One person rent
$511
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$2690
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$4409
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
12.5M
468K

The cost of living in Moscow is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5879th and 539th ($942 vs $2467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 478th 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 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Raleigh. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Raleigh ranked 50th in the United States, while ranked 1190th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Raleigh

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Moscow Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$3021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$2212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$77.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$8319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$4604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$14940

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2199
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2125
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$2052
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2161
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2135
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2224
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2177
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$1892
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2580
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2062
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2078
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$1910
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1870
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1615
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2028
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$1836
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$1998
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1639
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1705
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$1965
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$1845
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$1573
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1859
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2015
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$1821
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1927
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2022
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1830
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1796
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1764
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2004
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2095
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1912
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2111
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1828
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2121
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2156
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2180
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2346
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1681