Moscow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$694
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$1640
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
12.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4019th and 4544th ($1253 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1168th and 351st 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
$8.52
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$25954

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749