Moscow vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$4485
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3728th and 719th ($1585 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 625th 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 3206th and 151st 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	$13.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$16676

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285