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Moscow
#90 of 123
Europe

Moscow

Russia

Salary & Cost of Living

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How do salaries and expenses in Moscow compare to San Francisco?

Purchasing Power Comparison

An engineer in Moscow is 54% worse off vs in San Francisco

This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Moscow compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.

Median Salary
$41,165
-$229K (-85%) vs San Francisco
Based on 2617 data points from levels.fyi
Net Salary
$35,690
-$135K (-79%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 13%
Cost of Living
54% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed cost breakdown on Numbeo
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Weather

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How does the weather in Moscow compare to San Francisco?

San Francisco has better overall weather

3.1/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)

Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated

Average High
9°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
2°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
1,901h/yr-1161h/yr(-38%)
Average High in hottest month
24°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
-10°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
67/yr+19/yr(+38%)
Muggy Days
3/yr

Rankings

How Moscow stacks up

Safety Index

Middle of the pack

#43

of 123 cities

64.8/100

Current value

Cost of Living

Middle of the pack

#44

of 123 cities

41/100

Current value (lower is better)

Pollution Score

Middle of the pack

#78

of 123 cities

54.8/100

Current value (lower is better)

Net Income

Bottom 30%

#87

of 123 cities

$35,690/yr

Current value

Purchasing Power

Bottom 28%

#90

of 123 cities

Comfortable Weather

Bottom 24%

#95

of 123 cities

31/100 weather score

Current value

Community Events

Bottom 21%

#99

of 123 cities

0 events on luma

Current value

Home Affordability

Bottom 16%

#105

of 123 cities

≈15.5 yrs to buy 80m²

Current value

Quality of Life

Safety ranking•Pollution ranking

How does quality of life in Moscow compare to San Francisco?

Housing Affordability

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How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Moscow compared to San Francisco?

Avg. Property Price
$6,917 / m²
32% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed property prices on Numbeo
SWE Affordability
15.5 years
10.8 years longer than San Francisco

Community & Events

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Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Moscow has around 0 Luma events listed.

That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.

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Cloud Cover
61%(vs 34% in San Francisco)