Moscow vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$3300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$7804
🏠 One person rent
$694
$2352
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$4717
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$246
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$4987
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
12.5M
5.87M

The cost of living in Moscow is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4019th and 9th ($1253 vs $3300) 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 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1168th and 10th 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
$8.52
$7.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$2865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$2065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$6466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$4059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$10702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$10227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$6.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$77.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$41.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$25023

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2511
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$607
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$605
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$638
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$633
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$606
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$589
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$559
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$491
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$506
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$572
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$522
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$533
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$675
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$675
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$624
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$603
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$599
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$925
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$573
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$492
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$1007
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$487
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$511
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$488
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$501
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$600
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$483
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$654
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$580