Moscow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
13.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 69% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3277th and 5618th ($1678 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2774th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Shenzhen

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Moscow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648