Moscow vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Moscow is 15% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3277th and 2104th ($1678 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Italy, respectively. Check Russia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1 months in Rome. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2774th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Rome

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Moscow Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$14156

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330