Cost of living comparison

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Moscow vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 24.7% cheaper than Tokyo.

Groceries
pay 55.0% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 34.8% less in Moscow
Housing
pay 43.2% less in Moscow
Childcare
pay 20.4% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.9% less in Moscow
Clothing
pay 41.0% more in Moscow

Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Tokyo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.51
¥985
$9.19
RUB890.36
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.21
¥788
$5.10
RUB494.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
¥169
$1.07
RUB103.91

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pay 55.0% less for groceries

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
¥247
$0.62
RUB59.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.01
¥1,061
$4.41
RUB427.00
Milk (1 gallon) $5.89
¥891
$3.57
RUB345.67

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.42
¥669
$2.22
RUB214.97
Monthly public transit pass $58.62
¥8,869
$28.58
RUB2,770.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,767.76
¥3,293,353
$30,621.85
RUB2,967,859.42

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pay 43.2% less for housing

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.86
¥4,820
$6.38
RUB618.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,120.28
¥169,492
$960.52
RUB93,093.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $582.98
¥88,202
$583.26
RUB56,529.64

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $533.29
¥80,685
$466.53
RUB45,216.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,506.96
¥2,194,829
$10,413.52
RUB1,009,274.85

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
¥493
$3.06
RUB296.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.40
¥515
$2.52
RUB244.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.91
¥591
$2.45
RUB237.43

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

 
Tokyo
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.60
¥7,958
$81.16
RUB7,865.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.87
¥5,578
$42.31
RUB4,100.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.41
¥9,594
$108.95
RUB10,559.64

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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