Moscow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$959
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
13.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 69% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3728th and 6106th ($1585 vs $939) 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 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 3206th and 1113th 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
$13.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638