Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$2310
🏠 One person rent
$694
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$951
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
12.5M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 42% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4019th and 5957th ($1253 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 12th in China, while ranked 1168th and 2047th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Ningbo

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Moscow Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$6059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$8097

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$680
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$726
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$678
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$726
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$891
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1379
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$754
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$650
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$686
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$701
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$776
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$667
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$849
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$693
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$677
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$852
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$770
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$849
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$674
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$685
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$662
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$952
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$686
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$684
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$655
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$672
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$778
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$665
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$514
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$729
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$681
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$683
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$674
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$652
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$686
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$673
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$666
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$573