Moscow vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
13.3M
468K

The cost of living in Moscow is 26% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3277th and 1363rd ($1678 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 219th 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
$11.9
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$24243

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729