Moscow vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$694
$816
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$3159
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.97M

The cost of living in Moscow is 23% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4019th and 2480th ($1253 vs $1631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Austria, respectively. Check Russia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Vienna. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1168th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Vienna

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Moscow Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$8460
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$5139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$143
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$11909

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1412
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1357
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1680
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1120
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$945
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1403
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$713
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1407
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1021
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$924
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1016
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$968
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$748
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$729
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1153
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1220
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$838
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$946
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$979
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1032
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1235
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$933
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$940
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1019
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$927
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1162
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1441
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1416
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1095
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$897
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1488
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1381
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1366
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1469
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1103
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$892