Moscow vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$864
$1408
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$2484
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$2682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
13.3M
568K

The cost of living in Moscow is 37% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4141st and 1272nd ($1438 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 2664th and 146th 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
$12.3
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$12061

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Cities near Moscow

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

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2325
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1952
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2457
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2172
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2379
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1987
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2443
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1842
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1791
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2079
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2414
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2644
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2480
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2603
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2649
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2632
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2655
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2678
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2669
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2723
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2730
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1812
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2674
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2907
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3269
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3162
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2525
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3313
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2812
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2851
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2741