Moscow vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$990
🏠 One person rent
$864
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
13.3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Moscow is 104% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4141st and 7068th ($1438 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and India, respectively. Check Russia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 2664th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Surat

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Moscow Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$922

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333