Moscow vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.86M

The cost of living in Moscow is 15% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3277th and 2081st ($1678 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Poland, respectively. Check Russia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 2774th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Warsaw

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Moscow Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445