Moscow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$612
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
13M
115K

The cost of living in Moscow is 178% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5091st and 9013th ($1075 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1280th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$691

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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284