Moscow vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1987
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
72
84
🏙️ Population
13.3M
581K

The cost of living in Moscow is 17% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3277th and 4201st ($1678 vs $1434) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 2774th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Vilnius

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Moscow Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$859
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$881
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1258
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$928
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$982
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$445
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$938
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$924
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$608
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$964
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$895
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1170
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$676
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1229
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$893
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$835
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$860
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1254
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1060
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1374
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1077
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$527
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1165
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$669
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$477
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$355
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$938
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1454
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1040
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$669
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1023
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1253
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$932
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1010
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1540