Moscow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$542
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
12.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5167th and 5744th ($1021 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1608th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584