Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$389
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 22% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6287th and 5091st ($843 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2189th and 1280th 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
$3.79
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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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