Moscow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$730
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
13.1M
17.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 36% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4359th and 5950th ($1244 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1187th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609