Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$3823
🏠 One person rent
$509
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1130
$1458
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
12.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5667th and 4418th ($934 vs $1165) 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 1.3 months in Shanghai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1369th and 435th 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
$6.75
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.76
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5357
$18653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.55
$5.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9193
$27798

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$682
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$726
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$609
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$621
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$646
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$569
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$517
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$604
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$567
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$507
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$549
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$518
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$500
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$526
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$501
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$448
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$550
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$482
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$403
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$479
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$426
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$495
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$460
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$589
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$445
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$463
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$413
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$433
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$376
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$677
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$448
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$527
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$465
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$408
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$450
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$443
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$416
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$457

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1052
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$772
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$820
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$788
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1144
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$688
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$751
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$784
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$785
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$741
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$714
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$728
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$709
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$666
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$810
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$694
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$719
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$721
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$714
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$827
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$695
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$695
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$612
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$706
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$619
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$701
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$540
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$642
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$693
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$681
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$687
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$607
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$718
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$722
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$635
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$736