Chengdu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$251
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
20.9M
13M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7209th and 5091st ($660 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 7th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1933rd and 1280th 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
$2.91
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541