Moscow vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$612
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1869
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
13M
1.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 4% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5091st and 5386th ($1075 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1280th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075