Moscow vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$4470
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
13M
525K

The cost of living in Moscow is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5091st and 501st ($1075 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1280th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sacramento

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Moscow Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851