Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$391
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.5M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6270th and 5167th ($831 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2093rd and 1608th 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
$3.85
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517