Moscow vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Moscow	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$730	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1434	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	13.1M	690K

The cost of living in Moscow is 61% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4359th and 96th ($1244 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1187th and 43rd 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	$9.55	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2192	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1092	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.08	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.71%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7641	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3605	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12252	$24653

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979