Cost of Living in Moscow

You Russian trolls posting here are failing at glorifying Russian approvals throughout Russia which is false. The only thing popping up the rouble is fake data the central bank of Moscow is supplying. Once a liar always a liar Russians are known to be habitual liars. But one things for certain the parties over for the Russian economy. Pushed out of the global financial market pushed out of global trade,but who really did the pushing from day one? Russia did so Russians guaranteed themselves a ride back in time let's call it 4 decades back in time or more. Another reality being outcasts globally undesirables filthy pigs nobody wants to be around let alone be allowed in other countries.Nobody wants to do business with Russia anymore for good reasons obviously. The world will watch Russians starve to death it's already happening now. Humanitarian aid won't arrive from any country but instead turn Russia into a burning inferno.The smell of your burning flesh excites the world but your deaths will be more exciting.

20% mortage like Harare( Zimbabwe) or Ababa (Ethiopia). Best country to born, live and die. Buy a cardboard box for a Russian, and he will be happy. The quality of housing in Moscow for this price is terrible. Watch the video reviews of apartments from the residential complex "Peak" if you do not believe

Russians support Putin 100%. So we believe that our country is not responsible for total destruction of Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, we dont think that over 17000 of our soldiers died in Ukrainian war, we dont think that Belgorod just across the border from Kharkiv eas attacked by Ukrainian army which caused huge oil refinery blasts and ammunition explosions…

We also also dont think that ukrainians in this current special operation could down 140+ of our war planes and 7 navy boats and we dont think that our army is running from Kyiv because they were almost surrounded there by Ukrainians! We know for sure that our conscripts are not being thrown to war and are not captured by their side. All such videos released by Ukrainians are fake. We trust Putin and know that we are fighting NATO in Ukraineand that it is simply a bloodless special operation! Long live peaceful and Nazi- free Russia!!

Juokdaris, tu pats puikiai zinai kad tokios raides kaip į ž š ū bei kitos specifines lietuviskos raides ir nosines nieks internete ne raso, nes ilgai uztrunka, o raide “i” ilgaja as negaliu ivest per telefona, nes ekranas duzes ir neveikia ekrano dalis.

I am a Lithuanian, I came to Moscow 5 years ago from Vilnius, life in Lithuania was not the sweetest because of corruption and police arbitrariness, and the average salary was 450eur. In Moscow, I receive (like many of my friends here) 78,800 rubles per month. The city is beautiful, very clean, a lot of police and very safe, in general, living here is not expensive but not cheap either. The people are friendly. Very good public transport, but there are a lot of traffic jams in the city, so I advise you to take the metro. I have been to many cities of the “golden ring”, and many others in the central part of Russia, everywhere is very beautiful, clean and comfortable, but the difference in prices compared to Moscow is colossal and not in favor of Moscow. In general, the article is very informative and realistic. I would like to draw the attention of decent people to the Russophobic and deceitful comments of bots that spread misinformation. It's not true, don't believe them, these people have never been to Russia, you can see it, all they know about the country is propaganda and lies. Relatives from Lithuania often call me and fear for my life, I cannot understand how they brainwash you there? I feel safer here than anywhere else.

Currently 117 rubles to 1 usd The world has turned against putin and his regime obviously. But China sees an opportunity to crush Russia which isn't a hard task. Invade Russia use Russian women for their whores working in Chinese casinos in Russia. Keep making big mistakes putin because the cccp thanks you for handing your country to us.

CCCP MEMBER

The U S is military is hopeing Putin will make the grave mistake of invading Ukraine. It'll take years not months to pick up the dead in Russia but we'll start with the Kremlin just to prove a point.Putin already knows his fake power play hasn't gone unnoticed by the most lethal military on the planet the U S military.Run away quickly very fast run for your lives because once the mighty U S military strikes not one living thing will be breathing in Russia talk is cheaper than action.We will kill you run away fast but you won't be able to escape the death blow delivered by the mighty U S military rest assured. Where is your fuking Jesus now Russia. We will put you in your graves with your imaniganiry Jesus buried alive. I smell burnt puddy throughout Russia, women won't be spared either but that's not a loss they'll be used for fertilizer just like all Russians will be.

The End

Russia is already a statistic but Putin is raising the bar towards a nonexistent statistic.Putin and the Kremlin prides itself on deception of having weapons of mass destruction that doesn't exist.

Ask any honest Russian how they're progress is going towards even visiting the. U S. and they'll say no visitors from Russia allowed.

Putin like the Kremlin is a non-productive entity and its been that way since day one. Unfortunately Russian citizens endure the fallout and yes I'm one of those Russians on the receiving end just like many more millions are.

Putin has made it impossible for citizens to live even decently but he turns a blind eye like the Kremlin does daily.

Putin likes his photo ops with Russian women in groups though but the only reason women attend is for exposure to the world and nothing more.

Price fluctuations are too unstable to actually predict on a daily basis.So to the ones giving costs of things according to their renditions I say F U because unlike others I live here in Moscow.

All the text written by Valery below is the complete opposite of reality, except the amounts...Family of three takes about 70 KRub per mo at least, except rental payments, just for feed and few entertainments.

The locals are very respectful of their city. In this regard, you will practically not see garbage on the street.

In the city center, as it is not strange, mostly newcomers or young people live - the closer to the center, the more difficult it is to deliver a child to school or kindergarten.

Labor migrants in Moscow are mainly from Central Asia. They work in taxi, construction and retail. They all speak Russian and are very kind, although they are prone to deceit.

The police are loyal to foreigners, no one will intentionally offend you. Most likely, any police officer will think 10 times before contacting a foreigner. Of course, if it is not connected with a gross violation of public order - in this case, they will not stand on ceremony.

The salary of a city bus driver in Moscow is about 60,000 rubles.

An English tutor who gives private lessons receives from 2,000 rubles for a 2-hour lesson.

A year of study at the university costs from 200,000 to 500,000 rubles.

There is practically no street crime in Moscow. At least if you get robbed on the street, this case will get into the newspapers. The murders are mostly of a domestic nature and occur among the marginalized. Street drug trafficking does not exist at all.

Household of four total monthly costs:97k Rub, including 2 bedrooms rent 45k Rub. Total Net payroll income of my wife and me: 350k Rub. Annual savings about 2.3 Million Rub. And we are far frim being a part of the rich crowd here.

I want to have affairs with 3 foreign men in Moscow who are married for mutual benefits.

These comments about salaries in Moscow and Russia are laughable.Putin has raped Russian citizens financially along with other high level people in government and private favorites of Putin who work together with him to financially enrich themselves.Let's see Putins current net cash worth is 213 billion usd no joke. He also has a huge Palace he owns in Russia along with a mansion in Switzerland and one in France.Not to forget 9 private jets he owns and numerous exotic cars. Look at the watch on his wrist next time it only cost $85,000 usd.

I would like to know what is “City Centre” for Moscow? For me the rents look relatively low.

Learn how to spell if you're going to troll people punk.You're obviously bored with your menial existence liar.

There are very few high earners in Moscow more like 85% of workers get between 60 to 70 rub each month nonskilled workers 45rub monthly.

Maybe you live in a different Moscow than I do hum? Doctors, lawyers, and real-estate companies normally make 100,000 to 165,000 each month per employee depending upon their specialty so that doesn't fall into the category of median monthly salaries.114,000 may look like an average monthly salary to you and that's your opinion which I respect,but the reality being that's not correct.If you've ever worked in Moscow you'd know my numbers are correct because I'm from Moscow. The majority of information online is way over inflated by the Kremlin to make things look progressive.But the reality being the majority of people originally from Moscow live with their parents or relatives. It's not uncommon to see adults and their children living in one small house with their parents.As far as real-estate companies go,the Kremlin dictates which real-estate companies flourish or become nonexistent. Much of that depends upon how connected that real-estate company is with the Kremlin. Once again you have a right to your opinion, but just remember propaganda within the Kremlin is big business reputation wise.

114000 rub/mo looks like an average salary rather than a median. Median wage in Moscow in 2019 was around 66000 rub/mo

The average salary in Moscow by 50% of the population is at least 114,000 rubels per month (GBP£1,120). Rentals are 50-65% lower than in London (and even then I am sure the actual rental prices in London is far higher). This means the Russians have higher living standards than the average Londoners... Pretty depressing.

However, problems can be if a) you need expensive drugs prices on which are not state-controlled (although state caps prices on lifesaving drugs, some can still cost a lot) b) somebody else is living off your pension (in Moscow there is a big-big rarity, but in depressive villages/towns it is not as rare) c) outside Moscow minimal pension is less than that sum(average is ~15k, minimal is at the "pensioner's living minimum", which is something like 9-10k). d) (practically) all housing in moscow has utilities, as practically all housing without them was demolished,but it's not the case in smaller&poorer cities, so some retirees indeed don't have utilities(although state caps utility expenses as 22% from the income).

I have a question. If it's cheap and elders get pension which I know isn't much why they starving n no utilities?

The site's averaged numbers are true. I am from Moscow and get 70.000 rub net. Being single, I pay 30.000 rub per month for a low-class one room apartment outside of city center. In fact, the closeness to the metro here is what is important, so you could live quite far from the center but still feel comfortable if the apartment is close to the metro. The remaining money (40.000) is comparatively enough for life, but you would want 50-60.000 rub per month excluding rent to lead a comfortable life.

Everything above 100.000 per month is very good, if you live alone. If you are recruited here from abroad, there's a high possibility you'll get more.

Public transportation is very cheap, compared to practically all Western world, yet high class. I personally prefer Moscow underground to New York's, Paris's etc. Telephone+internet is cheap and typically includes lots of free GBs for 10$/month. Flats are warm during winter, and bills are also VERY cheap compared to e.g. the EU - water, gas - after living for some time in Germany and in Denmark, I began appreciating both the warm flats and the low bills in Russia :-) Also, life is quite safe here, and all the stories about tanks/bears on the streets are what they are - just stories.

I want to know my husband visit today Russia in Moscow for language course in Russia , is it helpful to get job over there and is it possible to give interview online and get work visa for me.

Hi..
I will come for a job next month to moscow.
my salary will be 45,000/- rub per month.

hope to dedicate 6000/- rub for expenses. is it okay..??
how much will be a cheapest accomadation there..??

Thank you.

Although most data seams reasonable, there are some notes I'd like to add.

Generally quality of life is quite high in Moscow, and one of the highest across Russia, of course.
Main drawbacks are distances and traffic, dirt all around for 6-7 months a year (Oct-Apr) and poor food quality.

Public kindergartens and schools are free in Russia, however, there is no guarantee for availability, especially for kindergartens.
I doubt (although don't know for sure) medical care is free for non-citizens, so private insurance would be some 70k RUB/year. Anyway it is must-have, as public healthcare wastes your time way too often.

Public transport system is well-developed and continues to grow. Ticket cost is extremely low, taxi rides are moderately-priced.
Driving a car in Moscow for an unprepared non-resident is quite a trial: intensive and dense traffic, aggressive driving, cameras everywhere. Be prepared if you try, and start from car-sharing, which is also quite developed.

As for safety, most of districts are safe. There is a lot of video surveillance around, and I guess one need to put special efforts in order to get hurt. However there are lots of people who will try to con a foreigner. Police is not willing too much to help you if you run in trouble, so don't be too trustful.

The city has loooooots of places to visit, and if you are interested in Russian culture you'll keep yourself busy for a year, I guess.
City parks are being developed, although there are not too many of them (depending on district however).

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Spendings.

For a single person approximate spendings would be about 90-100k a month, half of them for 1-room apartments next to subway station in a good district, that saves much time. This is valid for economy mode. For "middle-class style living" I'd reserve 120k, again, half for apartments.
For 3-member family one would need some 130k + apartments - 55-80k.

Actual spendings will very depending on lifestyle.

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Salaries (as I see them for Dec 2019)

Average salary for an IT specialist varies from 50-80K (tech support engineer) to 150K (qualified system administrator or highly specialised engineer) and 180-200K for a middle programmer with some good background, and even higher for senior professionals. .
Others earn much less. An average salary is some 80K.

What is also important to keep in mind is that Russian personal income tax is as low as 13% for residents, non-residents owing a patent, or highly qualified personnel.

> Please advise, 100.000 Ruble is enough for single person ?
NO!

Of course, 100k net is more than enough for a single person. In fact, it's possible to save up a half of that salary (maybe, even more, depending on the lifestyle of course)

>>>...and the russian education system is also worse than the US system, based on international education scores.

Don't agree with that statement, since simple check shows that Russian scores in Mathematics, Science and Reading are higher than in the USA

http://factsmaps.com/pisa-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-math-science-reading/

As a muscovite, I would say that cost of living in Moscow is higher too, than described on the page:)

@Anonymous you are exposing your ignorance here. Russians work more hours than US citizens on an average yearly basis. Also, Russian salaries are much lower than in US and the russian education system is also worse than the US system, based on international education scores. The life expectancy is also much lower in russia, and the healthcare is of lower quality as well. Russia is an absolute shithole, and even self-aware russians know this lol.

The standard of living is determined not only by the value of goods and services. In Russia, for example, for every second born or adopted child of a mother, the state pays the amount in rubles equivalent to 7,000 US dollars. Also, after the birth of a child, each child of a mother is entitled to a year and a half of paid leave. Any employer must do this and it does not matter if it is private or public.

VLADIMIR NIMCHENKO, Your efforts are good but you cannot convince me formerly living in Moscow almost 12 years that Russians are welcoming.In general the majority of Russians are unwilling to give respect to foreigners from any country regardless. I'm nice to everyone my nature but it didn't do me any good. I tried to socialize many times often for many years but I was treated like an outsider alot. I don't need to answer your questions to figure out I wasn't welcome.Theres a reason why 136,971 Germans left Russia Americans Italians Greeks Central and South American people left including Dutch Swedes British Australians the list is long.Although I have no hatred for Russians or anyone for that matter I gave up and left because I couldn't find a friend or friends.Your survey is your business but you're wasting your time.

"Second, schools and especially public medicare are very low quality"

Medicare - partly agreed, schools - no.

The provided data look quite accurate.

Some observations:

A studio rent in a decent neighborhood would cost approximately 35 000 - 40 000 rubles/month
One bedroom - starting from 40 000 - 45 000 out of the city center and 55 000 - 60 000 inside of brown metro line.

Utilities are cheap enough - not more than 4 000 per 45 m2.

Internet and phone bills are unbelievably cheap and the quality is excellent.

Regarding the salaries - well, it's hard to get less than 60 000 net if you work hard. Plenty of job opportunities.

Having 100 000 - 150 000 per person requires extra abilities and expertise.

200 000 per person is considered as a high salary and one can afford an upscale lifestyle.

According to the Moscow Times from 2019 Feb, 9th while coming from the official federal statistics service figures:

- average brutto income in Moscow - 2017: 69.000 RUB
- average brutto income in Moscow - 2018: 81.000 RUB (~ 1.125 EUR, 72 RUB/EUR)

- average brutto income in Russia - 2017: 39.490 RUB
- average brutto income in Russia - 2018: 43.400 RUB (~ 603 EUR, 72 RUB/EUR)

As you know, the average income means that more than 1/2 get less in real ...
What's more, there is a huge number of people which get from 10.000 to 20.000 RUB including a lot of teachers and med sisters and also doctors.
Moscow is a completely different world as a rest of the country.

The fakers trolling here about figures even higher than 100.000 RUB average should be ashamed (!)
On the other hand ... the most known TV propagandists ("troll-journalists") on federal TV channels get from 300k to more than 3M USD yearly. Yes, their average is "slightly" higher than 100.000 RUB. :-) Russia today ...

#To Stranger You must be another one of those Russian operative wannabee"s but you never lived in the U S because the wording of your grammar is nill to say the least.I've visited Russia numerous times over the years.Russians didn't need any help demonizing themselves they're like that naturally.

And the same goes for Russian women also with Russian men who cannot afford to buy a woman a cup of coffee let alone give security.Well maybe for 20 minutes or less, obviously a matched set.

Do not listen to "educated" guys with average net salary 150 000 Rub +. Your salary depends on your personal connections and your family connections, the same job could be paid twice less in the same company, I worked with the guy who did not know English at all (job required fluent English), he had no technical certification and good university eductaion (working in technical support!), his average month net salary was close to 80 000 Rub, my salary was slighly more than 40 000 Rub (in Moscow).

Now my average net month salary is 68000 Rub, but my company has a lot of problems and I am afraid to loose work soon, I am searching for another job more than 6 month now and can't find any with at least 65000Rub net per month. I have master degree in Physics, fluent Englisg, Cisco CCNA, know Python programming language (not guru, but I wrote not trivial applications about 1000 lines long for my employer). If anybody in Moscow can give me normal paid job or somebody abroad can give me remote job, please write to me kozirev8@gmail.com , I'll provide you with link to my CV.

To Russian citizen, I agree the elite is responsible in Moscow for the majority of Russian citizens not having anything of quality.I know because my family and I have lived in, Kasimov all of our lives.My two sons were arrested by the KGB last July for cutting wood to keep us warm in winter and to cook with.My wife and I were beaten by the KGB last July fishing in the river to store food when our sons were arrested by the KGB.Nobody has electric in Kasimov and we haven't in almost 10 years now.We have an old crank generator to charge batteries my father had when he was living.Putin promised gas to keep our homes warm but nothing was ever done about it and the people of Kasimov are too afraid to mention it again.We haven't seen or heard from our sons since last July, no letters nothing.Yes American-Israeli occupiers are present but we in Kasimov don't blame them.We blame the Russian government and Putin directly for forgetting on purpose Russian citizens welfare.Putin has a personal net worth of over 175 billion USD.Its no secret as to how he got that.Robbing natural resources of Russia selling that to any country that'll buy it.We are forgotten in Kasimov but the rest of Russians are forgotten too.I'm just as angry as you are comrad but there's nothing anyone can do about it.

This is beginning to look very appealing. As a cultural capital, Moscow has incomparably more to offer than any city in Canada, and the cost of living is almost 50% of what it is in Toronto. Seriously considering it for my retirement home!

Note that in Russia prices for children education are very different for local residents (with huge social benefits) and non-resident expats. That's why your listed childcare prices are x10 off real.

You should be retarded too according to your comment. Maybe you're brain wash person from Ukraine? Then it makes sense why you're such an idiot.

Russia has been financially broke for over 40 years now, that's a no brainier.Too bad all of Russia wasn't affected by the Chernobyl incident.The majority are retarded anyway.

Why would anyone want to live in a 3rd world country like Russia? The Kremlin is extremely corrupt and the majority of citizens are too.Currently the Ruble is on a downward spiral being 66 Ruble to 1 USD.While the Euro is falling apart throughout Europe Russia is looking for new venues to manipulate which will most likely be to invade Europe.No government is honest obviously.Many people see the downward spiral of the Ruble as an opportunity to surge ahead financially especially if it's USD they're using.It'll never last though because the Russian government will find a way to manipulate that.

user_name, it will be not a king live, but it should be ok.
Anyway, you can write me and ask more questions.
My skype: serebrov_ab

The prices shown here are quite real. Its a pity this resouce cannot show price for taxi and airport-center transportation, these prices are quite important for tourists. Anyway, it is a great help for foreigners.

What a pathetic troll :D
It's 68K RUB in Moscow according to RU sources, that equals to 1K USD: https://visasam.ru/russia/rabotavrf/srednyaya-zarplata-v-moskve.html

How much can I earn working at a troll factory with good knowledge of English and French?

What is the cost various dry fruits llen walnut and cashews.