Chengdu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Chengdu Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$305
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1239
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
20.9M
12.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6348th and 4019th ($759 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Moscow. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1510th and 1168th 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
$2.81
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3970
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20843
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520