Moscow vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
13M
737K

The cost of living in Moscow is 63% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5091st and 206th ($1075 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 1280th and 102nd 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
$8.34
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$28179

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263