Moscow vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Moscow	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$542	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1116	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1208	$1671
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	26
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	12.5M	88.3K

The cost of living in Moscow is 20% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5167th and 6217th ($1021 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Fiji, respectively. Check Russia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 2 months in Suva. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 1608th and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Suva

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	Moscow	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.33	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1545	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$883	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.03	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.78%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5342	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3004	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.72	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10868	$9729

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887