Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$730
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1644
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
13.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 13% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4359th and 4858th ($1244 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1187th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Shanghai

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Moscow Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$30174

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746