Moscow vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3766
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
13.3M
985K

The cost of living in Moscow is 31% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3277th and 1008th ($1678 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2774th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Stockholm

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Moscow Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$17265

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464