China vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$679
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$287
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$826
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$12720
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
5.15
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
26
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
50
44
🏙️ Population
1.44B
147M

The average cost of living in China ($679) is 4% more expensive than in Russia ($652). China ranked 138th vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in China compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 83rd and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Russia

We calculate prices for China and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5178
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.51
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16225
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1065
21.9M
Shanghai
$1190
24.9M
Hong Kong
$2614
7.41M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Chongqing
$712
32.1M
Guangzhou
$742
18.7M
Chengdu
$643
20.9M
Tianjin
$688
13.9M
Xi'an
$632
13M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Hangzhou
$831
11.9M
Baoding
$466
11.5M
Wuhan
$646
12.3M
Wuxi
$687
7.46M
Foshan
$575
9.5M
Nanjing
$740
9.31M
Bijie
$606
6.9M
Dongguan
$589
10.5M
Hefei
$707
9.37M
Ganzhou
$812
8.97M
Changchun
$612
9.07M
Nantong
$651
7.73M
Qingdao
$653
10.1M
Jieyang
$716
6.09M
Changsha
$533
10M
Yantai
$749
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$506
12.6M
Guiyang
$564
5.99M
Ningbo
$677
9.4M
Kunming
$609
8.46M

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K