Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
13.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 46% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3277th and 4880th ($1678 vs $1147) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2774th and 1178th 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
$11.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$27610

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789