Moscow vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$4144
🏠 One person rent
$511
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$1547
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$289
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$2687
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
75
100
🏙️ Population
12.5M
14M

The cost of living in Moscow is 41% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5879th and 2691st ($942 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Tokyo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1190th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Moscow vs Tokyo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Moscow vs Tokyo

Prices for goods and services in Moscow and Tokyo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Moscow Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$933
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$2117
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
1.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$8010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$4489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$61.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$15685

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1102
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1101
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1120
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1055
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1099
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1065
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1011
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1109
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1087
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1039
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$996
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1044
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1094
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1081
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1028
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1023
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1008
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1019
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1023