Moscow vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$612
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
74
99
🏙️ Population
13M
14.3M

The cost of living in Moscow is 34% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5091st and 3085th ($1075 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1280th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tokyo

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Moscow Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$15495

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033