Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$864
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
13.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 27% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4141st and 4879th ($1438 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2664th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$27624

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753