Moscow vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$5724
🏠 One person rent
$694
$1398
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$328
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$4423
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
74
99
🏙️ Population
12.5M
4.84M

The cost of living in Moscow is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4019th and 240th ($1253 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Sydney. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1168th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sydney

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Moscow Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$3209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$2081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$14615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$8814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$1731
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$16443

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663