Moscow vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$542
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$605
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.47M

The cost of living in Moscow is 51% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5167th and 6984th ($1021 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Russia, and 1608th vs 5379th 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
$8.33
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632