Moscow vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$612
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1885
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
13M
2.75M

The cost of living in Moscow is 39% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5091st and 2722nd ($1075 vs $1750) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1280th and 294th 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
$8.34
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.57
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$10781

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262