Moscow vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$864
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 39% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4141st and 5298th ($1438 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 2664th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055