Moscow vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$959
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
13.3M
664K

The cost of living in Moscow is 40% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3728th and 676th ($1585 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Russia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Russia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3206th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Rotterdam

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Moscow Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727