Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$612
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5091st and 4780th ($1075 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1280th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$31401

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774