Moscow vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1033
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.47M

The cost of living in Moscow is 44% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3277th and 4849th ($1678 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 1st vs 5th best cities to live in Russia, and 2774th vs 5361st 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
$11.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754