Moscow vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$864
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.47M

The cost of living in Moscow is 50% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4141st and 5881st ($1438 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 2664th vs 5334th 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
$12.3
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$7319

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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

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617