Moscow vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Moscow	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$730	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1434	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$1964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	13.1M	826K

The cost of living in Moscow is 18% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4359th and 3333rd ($1244 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Russia and Spain, respectively. Check Russia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 1187th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Valencia, Spain

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	Moscow	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.55	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2192	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1092	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.08	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.71%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7641	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3605	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12252	$9798

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434