Moscow vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$5493
🏠 One person rent
$511
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$250
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$3419
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
86
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.79M

The cost of living in Moscow is 62% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5879th and 553rd ($942 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Toronto ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1190th and 40th 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
$6.27
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$1536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$2177
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$9765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$7838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$20297

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2338
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2233
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2172
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2223
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2101
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2293
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2332
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2000
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1626
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2165
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2010
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1853
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2048
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2374
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1763
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1471
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1881
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1793
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1784
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1836
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1815
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1960
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1779
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$2028
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1782
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2033
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2060
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1956
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2074
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1757
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1998
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1835
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2011
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1695
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$1770
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$1783
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$1769