Hangzhou vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$438
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$1104
😷 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 6257th and 3277th ($899 vs $1678) 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3005th and 2774th 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
$4.08
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749