Moscow vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$542
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1540
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
12.5M
581K

The cost of living in Moscow is 22% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5167th and 4167th ($1021 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Russia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1608th and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$4.81
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$8.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$8246

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218