You can't really compare the two as one was a greenfield top-down project while the other is an old already built-out and developed city. And have you been to

You can't really compare the two as one was a greenfield top-down project while the other is an old already built-out and developed city. And have you been to Moscow lately? Current situation aside, Moscow is easily one of the cleanest and most well functioning cities in Europe. There's plenty of construction and a lot of renovation. They recently completed their second ring metro line (second!) complete with beautiful and unique stations: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/12/08/moscow-metro-opens-10-new-stations-on-the-big-circle-line-a75758 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/12/08/moscow-metro-opens... It's actually shocking to land there after spending a couple days in NYC. I'd (and many Russians) would argue that there's actually too much investment in Moscow and not enough outside of it. A lot of Westerns have an distorted understanding of what Moscow is actually like due to how it's (intentionally) depicted in Hollywood. If you want to get an idea of what Moscow feels like check YouTube for the "Lost in Moscow" channel and just scroll through a bunch of their videos. Here's an example: https://youtu.be/h6vpRtbuJfM https://youtu.be/h6vpRtbuJfM