Moscow vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$2556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$5595
🏠 One person rent
$795
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$621
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1702
$3181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
76
95
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.79M

The cost of living in Moscow is 47% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4384th and 774th ($1358 vs $2556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Toronto. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1270th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Toronto

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Moscow Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.17
$6.17
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1100
$1632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1971
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$2188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.43%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9003
$9100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$7553
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$2.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.76
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$682
$1113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14735
$18032

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$959
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$967
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$937
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$811
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1000
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$900
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$824
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$593
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$735
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$856
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$672
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$669
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$686
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$630
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$806
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$665
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$683
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$719
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$564
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$578
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$488
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$916
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$579
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$663
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$660
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$506
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$500
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$738
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$554
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$754
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$746

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2543
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2331
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2063
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2436
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2502
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2064
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1610
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2291
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2041
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2071
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2127
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1927
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1940
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1940
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2041
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1740
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2056
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2065
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2064
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2093
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1481
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1894
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2134
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2046
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2236
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2102
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1987
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2104
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2000
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1864
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2015
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1755
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2089
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2072
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2089