Moscow vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$3866
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.43M

The cost of living in Moscow is 54% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5167th and 1242nd ($1021 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 San Antonio. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs San Antonio

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Moscow San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$19044

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108