Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$386
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.2
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1004
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.5M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 10% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6188th and 5879th ($849 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1742nd and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Moscow

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Hangzhou Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7228
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4288
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.15
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19956
$9208

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$762
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$722
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$695
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$718
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$734
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$712
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$743
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$802
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$844
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$712
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$813
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$815
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$755
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1183
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$770
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$781
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1064
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$752
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$744
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$722
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$668
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$690
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$516
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$707
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$654
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$756
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$743
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$785
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$664
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$687
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$635
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$797
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$590
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$728
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$753
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$717
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397