Moscow, Russia

Central-North

Moscow Central-North is the section of Central Moscow lying north of the Kremlin, east of Tverskaya Street, and north of Pokrova Street, within the Boulevard Ring and including Krasnoselsky south, Meshchansky south, and Tverskoy South raions. The area has no intercity bus or train station. Churches include the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Shubino, dating to 1657, and the Church of Saint Nicholas in Zvonary.

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Central-South

Moscow Central-South is part of Central Moscow and includes the historic districts of Yakimanka North and Zamoskvoreche North, on the right bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring. The area has architecturally harmonious preserved low-rise buildings and many embassies. Paveletsky station sits near the Garden Ring. The Church of the Martyr Catherine on the Field is in Yakimanka district on Ulitsa Bolshaya Ordynka.

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Central-West

Moscow Central-West is part of Central Moscow and includes the historic districts of Arbat East, Khamovniki North, Presnensky East, and Tverskoy South. These districts lie west of Tverskaya Street on the left bank of the Moskva River, extending to the Garden Ring. Arbat Street is a pedestrian street roughly one kilometer long in Moscow's historical center and has existed since at least the 15th century. It forms the heart of the Arbat District.

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Central-East

Central-East is a part of Central Moscow. The Moscow Orphanage, also called the Foundling Home, is a large 18th-century building on Moskvoretskaya naberezhnaya in Kitay-gorod. Catherine the Great and Ivan Betskoy conceived it, and it was built in 1764 to raise abandoned children as refined, cultivated citizens with professional qualifications. The ensemble now houses the Academy of Missile Forces and the Russian Academy of Medicine.

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Outskirts

The Moscow Outskirts cover areas from Moscow's 3rd Ring to the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD). The districts include Moscow East from Shchelkovskoye shosse to Volgogradskiy prospekt, Moscow North from Leningradskiy prospekt to Shchelkovskoye shosse, Moscow South from Volgogradskiy prospekt to Leninskiy prospekt, and Moscow West from Leninskiy prospekt to Leningradskiy prospekt. All airports are outside Central Moscow.

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Zelenograd and New Moscow

Zelenograd and New Moscow are two large parts of Moscow city that lie outside the consolidated residential zone within and just beyond the MKAD. Zelenograd was added to Moscow in 1968 as one of the leading scientific centers. New Moscow was added in 2012, forming Novomoskovky and Troitskiy Administrativniy Okrugs with plans for vast expansion. New Moscow is yet to change according to its new city status; Troitskiy Administrativniy Okrug still mostly has a rural feel.

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Exhibition of achievements of national economy

The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, known as VDNKh or VDNH, is a permanent general purpose trade show and amusement park in Moscow, Russia. It operated under the name All-Russia Exhibition Centre from 1991 to 2014 and is a state joint-stock company.

Numbeo city average, outside-center: $804 (updated Oct 8, 2026)

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Arbat Street

Arbat Street, known in English as the Arbat, is a pedestrian street roughly one kilometer long in Moscow's historical center. It has existed since at least the 15th century and forms the heart of the Arbat District. Originally part of a trade route, it was home to many craftsmen. In the 18th century the Russian nobility regarded it as Moscow's most prestigious living area. The great fire of 1812 almost completely destroyed it, and the street required rebuilding.

Numbeo city average, center: $1,455 (updated Oct 8, 2026)

Sources: Wikipedia