Moscow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Moscow	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1357	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3262	$1058
🏠 One person rent	$793	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$1399	$232
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$565
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	5
😀 Quality of life	76	37
🏙️ Population	13.3M	115K

The cost of living in Moscow is 217% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4389th and 8927th ($1357 vs $428) 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 1.2 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 1259th and 7716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Thimphu

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	Moscow	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.93	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1113	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$98
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2020	$252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$27
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.17%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9079	$616
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3921	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.8	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$690	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14780	$675

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1010
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$953
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$969
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$936
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$815
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1002
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$903
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$821
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$594
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$734
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$859
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$671
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$670
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$689
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$628
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$803
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$666
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$720
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$562
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$577
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$489
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$915
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$580
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$662
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$659
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$507
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$849
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$553
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$501
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$501
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$736
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$553
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$465
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$494
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$756
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$745

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$463
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$318
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$299
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$302
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$915
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$325
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$313
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$351
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$330
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$343
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$312
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$979
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$309
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$288
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$372
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$313
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$277
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$301
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$293
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$308
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$300
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$308
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$305
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$326
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$445
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$362
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$372
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$318
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$296
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$300
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$286
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$341
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$291
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$300
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$336
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$297
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$304
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$305