Delhi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$210
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$1262
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
26.5M
13M

The cost of living in Delhi is 53% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8647th and 5091st ($505 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4744th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Moscow

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Delhi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$11652

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541