Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$959
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
13.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 41% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3728th and 4971st ($1585 vs $1126) 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 3206th and 1655th 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
$13.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$27781

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765