Moscow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$959
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
13.3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 103% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3728th and 6833rd ($1585 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 3206th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Suzhou

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Moscow Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$17664

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623