Moscow vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$694
$1150
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$2119
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$3805
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
74
97
🏙️ Population
12.5M
518K

The cost of living in Moscow is 34% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4019th and 1951st ($1253 vs $1905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 2 months in Surrey. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Surrey ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1168th and 6th 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
$8.52
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$2427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$9129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$5631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$97.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$66.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$912
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$2624

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Cities near Moscow

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

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2147
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$1966
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$1689
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1801
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2344
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2212
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2215
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1482
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$1805
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1802
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1921
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2023
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2046
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2212
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$1679
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2056
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2424
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2843
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2064
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2015
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2022
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2462
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2001
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2020
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2015
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2014
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2714
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2619
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1577
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$1963
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2030
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2024
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$2969
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2881
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2427
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3222
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2016
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2007
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2658