Moscow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
13.3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 110% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3277th and 6776th ($1678 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2774th and 2020th 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
$11.9
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635