Chengdu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$281
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
20.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 58% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7467th and 3728th ($666 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1710th and 3206th 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
$2.83
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$17546

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791