Moscow vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$4345
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
12.5M
468K

The cost of living in Moscow is 63% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5167th and 304th ($1021 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 235th 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
$8.33
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$22084

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857