Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$959
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
13.3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 136% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3728th and 7431st ($1585 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 3206th and 3738th 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
$13.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525