Moscow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$694
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$867
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
12.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 14% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4019th and 4472nd ($1253 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.8 months in Suzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1168th and 3578th 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
$8.52
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$24231

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666