Moscow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1357
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3262
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$793
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1399
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1144
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
76
69
🏙️ Population
13.3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 63% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4389th and 6528th ($1357 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.4 months in Suzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 21st in China, while ranked 1259th and 3525th 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
$10.4
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.21
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1113
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$592
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2020
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.17%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9079
$5917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$76.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$690
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14780
$17052

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1010
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$953
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$969
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$936
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$815
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1002
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$903
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$821
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$594
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$734
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$859
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$671
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$670
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$689
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$628
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$803
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$666
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$720
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$562
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$577
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$489
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$915
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$580
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$662
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$659
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$507
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$501
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$736
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$553
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$756
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$706
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$642
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$680
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$683
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$593
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$646
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$669
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$640
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$691
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$549
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$602
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$616
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$625
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$650
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$624
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$635
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$655
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$823
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$599
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$638
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$738
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$646
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$527
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$620
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$597
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$646
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$667
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$676
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$750
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$620
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$611