Moscow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$795
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$522
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1702
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
76
55
🏙️ Population
13.3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Moscow is 90% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4384th and 7044th ($1358 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Moscow compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ningbo ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 1270th and 6141st 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
$10.3
$3.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.17
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1100
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1971
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.43%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9003
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.76
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$682
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14735
$15413

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$959
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$967
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$937
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$811
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1000
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$900
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$824
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$593
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$735
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$856
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$672
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$669
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$686
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$630
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$806
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$665
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$683
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$719
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$564
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$578
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$488
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$916
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$579
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$663
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$660
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$506
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$500
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$738
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$554
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$754
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$746

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$738
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$670
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$822
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1000
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$680
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$680
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$707
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$671
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$682
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$831
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$593
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$642
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$704
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$703
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$738
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$616
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$693
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$690
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$637
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$646
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$650
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$603
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$624
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$610
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$673
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$623
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$632
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$594
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$598
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$635
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$619
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$526