Moscow vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$4753
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$2062
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$3815
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
12.5M
543K

The cost of living in Moscow is 50% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5167th and 1697th ($1021 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.94
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$15695

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2096
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2105
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2076
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2043
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$874
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2341
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2368
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2414
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2340
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2427
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2392
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2425
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$881
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2381
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2459
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2390
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2485
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2428
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$2339
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2405
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2379
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2315
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$865
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2347
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2275
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2004
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$914
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1828
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1941
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2692
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1567
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2066