Moscow vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2834
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
13M
1.97M

The cost of living in Moscow is 45% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5091st and 1964th ($1075 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Austria, respectively. Check Russia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1280th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$15069

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898