Big city life! The Best metropolitan area in the West!
Moscow and the Moscow surroundings (Moscow Oblast) are the most populated areas of Russia. It’s the beating heart of Russia that is safe, prosperous, and never sleeps. Culture, education, sports, and social life — life is bubbling in Moscow 24/7.
Combined, with a total population of 21,7 million, Moscow is the largest metropolitan area in Europe.
One in every 7 people in Russia, lives in Moscow and its surroundings. Density-wise, Moscow is comparable to London, while the Moscow surroundings are much more spacious.
The climate is humid, and continental with warm to hot summers and long, cold winters. Other cities that have weather comparable to it are New York, Chicago, and Montreal in North America, and Berlin, Stockholm, and Warsaw in Europe.
In the Moscow Oblast – the larger metropolitan area surrounding Moscow, the real estate investment to qualify for a Golden Visa is lower, starting at $270,000 in tax value which corresponds to $350,000 in actual market price.
Add to this the average price per m2 of $2,000 which translates to a spacious apartment or a house around a one-hour drive from Moscow city center.
Moscow and the Moscow surroundings
The minimal investment required to qualify for a golden visa here is a property with a market value of $ 700,000
Typically in metropolitan Moscow, properties cost around $3,000 — $5,000 per m2.
So at the very lower end, you could buy a place with around 140 m2 from $420,000 up to $700,000.