Moscow vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$864	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	26
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	13.3M	88.3K

The cost of living in Moscow is 72% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4141st and 6511th ($1438 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Fiji, respectively. Check Russia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 2664th and 6102nd 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	$12.3	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$13960

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838