Moscow vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$4246
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3277th and 649th ($1678 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Russia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2774th and 20th 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
$11.9
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799