Moscow vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$4316
🏠 One person rent
$864
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1698
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$3587
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
13.3M
398K

The cost of living in Moscow is 21% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4141st and 2697th ($1438 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 2664th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Wichita

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Moscow Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$16150

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1729
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1242
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1659
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1535
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1368
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1821
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1875
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1852
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1761
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1810
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1574
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1893
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1838
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1898
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1456
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1620
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1896
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1886
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1912
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1909
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1753
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2160
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1831
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1872
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1879
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1896
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1883
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2261
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1848
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$1959
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1854
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2311
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2271
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2390
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2266
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$1985
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1841
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2293