Moscow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$864
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
73
42
🏙️ Population
13.3M
115K

The cost of living in Moscow is 243% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4141st and 8940th ($1438 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2664th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$653

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289