Moscow vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$4454
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
73
85
🏙️ Population
12.5M
459K

The cost of living in Moscow is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5167th and 1538th ($1021 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1363rd in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 1608th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Virginia Beach

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Moscow Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$18553

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Cities near Moscow

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 Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685