Beijing vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Beijing Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$657
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1390
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1743
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 22% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4469th and 5879th ($1150 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 491st and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Moscow

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Beijing Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.82
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2115
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.9
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16345
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8046
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.22
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.29
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$887
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26031
$9208

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$587
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$706
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$748
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$636
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$639
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$724
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$584
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$671
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$494
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$683
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$685
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$581
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$673
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$632
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$615
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$535
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$551
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$638
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$584
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$527
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$534
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$530
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$542
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$586
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$737
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$536
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$601
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$659
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$665
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$628
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$556
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$661
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$610

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397