Moscow vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$542
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
12.5M
6.56M

The cost of living in Moscow is 77% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5167th and 7871st ($1021 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 1608th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586