Moscow vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 25% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3277th and 1403rd ($1678 vs $2240) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 2774th and 54th 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
$11.9
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928