Moscow vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$612
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$781
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
13M
431K

The cost of living in Moscow is 28% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5091st and 6296th ($1075 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Namibia, respectively. Check Russia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1280th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$5452

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$779
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$833
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$818
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$832
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$807
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$790
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$766
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$761
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$741
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$654
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$690
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$692
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$718
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$809
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$600
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$663
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$859
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$554
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$670
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$943
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$585
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$652
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$848
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$774
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$971
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$696
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$788
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$874
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$997
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$736
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$909
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$838
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$717
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$705
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$822