Moscow vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	13.3M	525K

The cost of living in Moscow is 37% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3277th and 605th ($1678 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 347th 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	$11.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848