Moscow vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$2893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$6794
🏠 One person rent
$511
$1811
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$3129
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$705
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$5849
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
12.5M
737K

The cost of living in Moscow is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5879th and 125th ($942 vs $2893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 103rd 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 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 2 months in Seattle. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Seattle ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 1190th and 166th 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
$6.27
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$5.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$2031
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$3680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$2633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$8848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$97.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$6.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$28037

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2686
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3271
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2747
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2345
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2351
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2636
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2351
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3038
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2559
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2287
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2603
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2670
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2719
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2553
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2432
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2470
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2539
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2353
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2420
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2501
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2378
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2560
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2501
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2289
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2542
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2483
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2352
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2465
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2418
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2310
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2496
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2111
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2209
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2349
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2344
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2292