Moscow vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Moscow is 19% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3277th and 1833rd ($1678 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 156th 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	$11.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093