Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
13.3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 154% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3277th and 7558th ($1678 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2774th and 2343rd 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
$11.9
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538