Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$375
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 43% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6563rd and 4141st ($826 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 13th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2980th and 2664th 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
$3.7
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772