Moscow vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$3781
🏠 One person rent
$694
$738
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$2661
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
74
97
🏙️ Population
12.5M
3.76M

The cost of living in Moscow is 19% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4019th and 2633rd ($1253 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Yokohama. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 1168th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Yokohama

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Moscow Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$6.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$551
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$974
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$7021
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$7177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$83.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$15264

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1105
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1112
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1045
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1083
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1131
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1054
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1052
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$1174
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1083
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1059
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1049
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1059
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1178
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1074
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1778
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$1047
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1050
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1094
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1045
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1054
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1058
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1048
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1068
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1070