Moscow vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$864
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$2542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
73
97
🏙️ Population
13.3M
3.76M

The cost of living in Moscow is 8% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4141st and 4404th ($1438 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 2664th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$18032

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1071
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1051
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1017
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$959
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1139
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$958
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$935
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1046
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$968
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1113
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1040
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$971
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1078
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1073
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1088
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$971
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1029
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1050
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1085
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1068
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1073