Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Moscow | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Moscow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Khimki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Krasnogorsk | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Lyubertsy | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Mytishchi | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Balashikha | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Korolyov | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Podolsk | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Elektrostal | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Obninsk | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kaluga | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Tver | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Tula | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Vladimir | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ryazan | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Yaroslavl | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Ivanovo | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Rybinsk | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Kostroma | |
| 326 km or 202 mi | Oryol | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Bryansk | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Dzerzhinsk | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Smolensk | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Cherepovets | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Vologda | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Tambov | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Kursk | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Voronezh | |
| 474 km or 294 mi |  Vitebsk | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Veliky Novgorod | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Starooskolsky | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Stary Oskol | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Mogilev | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Saransk | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Penza | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Gomel | |
| 571 km or 355 mi |  Sumy | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Belgorod | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Cheboksary |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |