Cost of Living Comparison Between Volgograd and Moscow Cost of Living Comparison Between Volgograd and Moscow

🙂 Solo nomad: Volgograd is 13.5% cheaper than Moscow without rent, and 42.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Volgograd is 21.3% cheaper than Moscow without rent, and 39.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.1 ₽806

$12.74 ₽1,017

-20.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.54 ₽2,995

$57.9 ₽4,622

-35.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 ₽402

$6.21 ₽495

-18.84%

Cappuccino

$1.94 ₽154

$3.27 ₽261

-40.67%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 ₽144

$1.4 ₽112

29.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 ₽55.1

$0.64 ₽51.1

7.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ₽202

$4.32 ₽345

-41.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.86 ₽467

$4.5 ₽359

30.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 ₽96.5

$1.33 ₽106

-9.02%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 ₽56.3

$0.88 ₽69.9

-19.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 ₽143

$1.68 ₽134

7.14%

Eggs

$1.68 ₽134

$1.84 ₽147

-8.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.12 ₽967

$12.97 ₽1,035

-6.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.6 ₽447

$5.94 ₽474

-5.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.8 ₽622

$12.26 ₽978

-36.38%

Apples (1kg)

$2 ₽159

$1.87 ₽149

6.95%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 ₽134

$2.03 ₽162

-17.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.25 ₽260

$2.31 ₽184

40.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 ₽216

$4.15 ₽331

-34.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 ₽63.4

$1 ₽79.5

-21.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.79 ₽62.9

$0.84 ₽66.7

-5.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.95 ₽155

$1.69 ₽135

15.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 ₽47.77

$0.75 ₽59.8

-20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.51 ₽200

$3.11 ₽249

-19.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.32 ₽743

$9.26 ₽739

0.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ₽63.4

$1.13 ₽90

-30.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 ₽205

$2.42 ₽193

6.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 ₽36.15

$0.9 ₽72.1

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.62 ₽1,007

$37.84 ₽3,019

-66.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.46 ₽196

$2.61 ₽208

-5.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₽28.29

$0.48 ₽38.1

-27.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.43 ₽513

$8.37 ₽668

-23.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.84 ₽67

$0.81 ₽64.8

3.70%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33.7K ₽2.7M

$38.6K ₽3.1M

-12.51%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.1K ₽2.9M

$37.2K ₽3M

-2.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$90.6 ₽7,228

$149 ₽11.9K

-39.07%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.9 ₽550

$7.83 ₽625

-11.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.58 ₽605

$8.1 ₽647

-6.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.18 ₽1,371

$47.73 ₽3,808

-64.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.17 ₽1,530

$34.77 ₽2,774

-44.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.36 ₽348

$6.31 ₽504

-30.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$322 ₽25.7K

$696 ₽55.5K

-53.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,852 ₽546.7K

$14.6K ₽1.2M

-53.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 ₽9,231

$86.2 ₽6,879

34.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.07 ₽2,559

$53.7 ₽4,281

-40.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 ₽10K

$131 ₽10.4K

-4.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$128 ₽10.2K

$159 ₽12.7K

-19.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$282 ₽22.5K

$1,307 ₽104.3K

-78.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$221 ₽17.6K

$755 ₽60.3K

-70.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$763 ₽60.9K

$2,930 ₽233.8K

-73.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$515 ₽41.1K

$1,386 ₽110.6K

-62.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,765 ₽140.8K

$10.2K ₽810.8K

-82.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,297 ₽103.5K

$4,097 ₽326.9K

-68.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$472 ₽37.7K

$1,616 ₽129K

-70.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.67

24.39

-48.05%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Volgograd: October 27, 2025

Last update for Moscow: October 28, 2025

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