Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$823
$1357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2312
$3262
🏠 One person rent
$380
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$1399
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1274
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6558th and 4389th ($823 vs $1357) 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Hangzhou ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2040th and 1259th 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
$3.76
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$2020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$86.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
24.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7797
$9079
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4259
$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.4
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$690
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28890
$14780

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$738
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$669
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$593
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$655
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$683
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$646
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$831
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$691
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$594
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$650
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$680
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$706
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$676
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1125
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$683
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$642
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$602
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$672
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$646
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$640
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$647
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$612
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$625
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$703
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$599
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$549
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$616
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$620
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$624
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$527
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$667
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$681
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$635
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$750

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1010
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$953
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$969
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$936
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$815
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1002
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$903
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$821
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$594
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$734
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$859
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$671
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$670
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$689
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$628
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$803
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$666
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$720
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$562
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$577
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$489
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$915
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$580
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$662
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$659
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$507
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$501
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$736
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$553
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$756
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$745