Moscow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$959
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
13.3M
115K

The cost of living in Moscow is 284% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3728th and 8957th ($1585 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3206th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$633

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$978
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285