Moscow vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	13.3M	662K

The cost of living in Moscow is 33% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3277th and 890th ($1678 vs $2505) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2774th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Vancouver

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	Moscow	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884