Moscow vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$7874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
13.3M
874K

The cost of living in Moscow is 59% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3277th and 7th ($1678 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs San Francisco

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Moscow San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$21216

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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 Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808