Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$612
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$758
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
74
53
🏙️ Population
13M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 47% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5091st and 6747th ($1075 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 1280th and 6048th 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
$8.34
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538