Moscow vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1272
🏠 One person rent
$864
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
1
😀 Quality of life
73
25
🏙️ Population
13.3M
63.4K

The cost of living in Moscow is 170% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4141st and 8428th ($1438 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Russia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2664th and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$3644

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi Majuro
$1496
661 km or 411 mi Djarrit
$1502
706 km or 439 mi Yaren
$733
1302 km or 809 mi Vaiaku
$684
1302 km or 809 mi Funafuti
$683
1768 km or 1099 mi Auki
$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi Honiara
$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi Luganville
$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi Lautoka
$596
2190 km or 1361 mi Nadi
$997
2190 km or 1361 mi Port Vila
$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi Nasinu
$818
2253 km or 1400 mi Suva
$836
2310 km or 1435 mi Manase
$751
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$753
2712 km or 1685 mi Dumbea
$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi Paita
$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi Noumea
$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi Nukualofa
$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi Mua
$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi Lae
$548
3104 km or 1929 mi Port Moresby
$566
3286 km or 2042 mi London
$532
3357 km or 2086 mi Saipan
$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi Dededo
$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi Hagatna
$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi Cairns
$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi Jayapura
$507
3658 km or 2273 mi Gladstone
$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi Townsville
$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi Bundaberg
$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi Rockhampton
$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi Kauai
$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi Caloundra
$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi Caboolture
$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi Waipahu
$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi Brisbane
$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi Pearl
$2637