Moscow vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$959	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	89
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	13.3M	5.87M

The cost of living in Moscow is 49% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3728th and 154th ($1585 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Singapore, respectively. Check Russia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3206th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Singapore City

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	Moscow	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$31369

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663