Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$405
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 46% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6527th and 3728th ($860 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3360th and 3206th 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
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791