Moscow vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.79M

The cost of living in Moscow is 31% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3277th and 1059th ($1678 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2774th 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
$11.9
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$22670

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Cities near Moscow

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

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053