Moscow vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$959
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 28% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3728th and 1464th ($1585 vs $2213) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 3206th and 43rd 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
$13.2
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$28817

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989