Moscow vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	13.3M	568K

The cost of living in Moscow is 20% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 3277th and 1777th ($1678 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2774th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Surrey

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	Moscow	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797