Moscow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$730
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1146
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
13.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Moscow is 43% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4359th and 6198th ($1244 vs $868) 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1187th and 3351st 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
$9.55
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613