Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$542
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
12.5M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5167th and 6976th ($1021 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1608th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524