Moscow vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
73
93
🏙️ Population
12.5M
662K

The cost of living in Moscow is 60% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5167th and 587th ($1021 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1608th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$14942

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Cities near Moscow

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758