Moscow vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	13.3M	385K

The cost of living in Moscow is 35% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3277th and 777th ($1678 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 683rd in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tampa

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	Moscow	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$19356

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260