Moscow vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$6506
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
12.5M
737K

The cost of living in Moscow is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5167th and 145th ($1021 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Seattle

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Moscow Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210