Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$864
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
13.3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 102% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4141st and 7025th ($1438 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2664th and 6133rd 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
$12.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531