Moscow vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$542
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$5439
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
87
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.39M

The cost of living in Moscow is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5167th and 26th ($1021 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$18429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606