Moscow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$864
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
13.3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 86% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4141st and 6778th ($1438 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 2664th and 3523rd 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
$12.3
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610