Moscow vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$959
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.47M

The cost of living in Moscow is 51% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3728th and 5278th ($1585 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 1st vs 6th best cities to live in Russia, and 3206th vs 5513th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Yekaterinburg

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Moscow Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688