Moscow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
13.3M
115K

The cost of living in Moscow is 308% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3277th and 8941st ($1678 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2774th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$600

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274