Moscow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2779
🏠 One person rent
$511
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$1149
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
12.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5879th and 5713th ($942 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1190th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Taichung

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Moscow Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$991
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$70
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
1.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$5574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$9255

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$884
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$869
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$690
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$866
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$888
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$827
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$911
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$805
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1032
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$896
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1127
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$1003
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$913
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1000
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$903
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$688
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$685
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$687
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$865
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$792
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$709
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1180
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$679
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$508
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$671
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$762
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$989
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$808
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$819
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$957
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$847
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$928
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1180
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$753
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$744
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$704