Moscow vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$6994
🏠 One person rent
$730
$2104
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$3885
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$4040
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
89
😀 Quality of life
74
97
🏙️ Population
13.1M
5.87M

The cost of living in Moscow is 59% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4359th and 129th ($1244 vs $3059) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1187th and 11th 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
$9.55
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$27780

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$759
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$539
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$679
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$703
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$682
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$669
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$604
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$543
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$542
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$529
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$532
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$585
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$714
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$645
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$458
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$670
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$565
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$631
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$883
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$628
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$395
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$695
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$417
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$485
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$430
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$500
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$619
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$458
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$620
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$605