I've been given an opportunity to move to Moscow as an Australia citizen. What are the realities of living in Moscow as an expat? Any advice would be appreciated. Is it a nice city? What can I expect regarding lifestyle, safety, transport etc?

Hi, saw a vlogger mentioned that T-Bank opens Account, gives a debit card, does all biometrics (SNILS, Registration, Gosuslugi App on boarding etc) and provides Physical SIM for tourists with prior appointment at the hotel. Possible for someone in Moscow to confirm this.

Hello everyone! American here
I visited Moscow for about 2.5 weeks in August (yeah I know not long ago at all) and I honestly had one of the best trips of my life. I loved the city so much that I’m already planning to come back for New Year’s.
This time, I’m hoping to stay for 1.5 months minimum and potentially up to 2-3 months, depending on how everything works out. Since I’ll be staying for much longer, I’d really like to rent an apartment rather than stay in hotels the entire time.
I’ve been looking around on Ostrovok, but the prices seem pretty expensive when booking for long periods and only let you do 30 days max per booking. When I compare the monthly prices to what I see for longer-term apartment rentals, it seems like there should be much better options. Does anyone have any websites that are recommended for apartments for longer vacation type stays? I know some might want long leases but where’s the best place to look for monthly apartments for shorter term stays?
Budget is anywhere from $800-$1200 a month for apartment. Not too far from center.
Any good websites / apps I can browse on / best search options I can do to get what I’m looking for?

Went to Moscow for the first time a week ago and it definitely surprised me. Never seen such a clean city, feels like you can lick the metro station floor lol also found people very friendly, always surprised when I told them I was Brazilian and was trying my best to improve my Russian.

Real Moscow

Hi everyone,
I am planning a trip to Moscow at the end of September. This will be first time visiting Russia, so I want to make sure I plan it well!
I wanted to ask the locals or recent travelers

How is the weather usually around that time? Is it mostly rainy or is it still good for exploring the city?

As a first-time visitor are there any specific things I should know about visiting in autumn?

Thanks in advance for the help!

I wish this was a joke, but no.

Лето закончилось. Но всё равно красиво.