Chengdu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$240
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
20.9M
13.1M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7421st and 4359th ($623 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1890th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Moscow

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Chengdu Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$12252

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592