Moscow vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$864	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	13.3M	690K

The cost of living in Moscow is 57% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4141st and 73rd ($1438 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2664th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Washington

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	Moscow	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$24065

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949