Moscow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$864
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
13.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 64% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4141st and 6334th ($1438 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2664th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634