Moscow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$542
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
12.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5167th and 4461st ($1021 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1608th and 558th 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
$8.33
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$28143

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740