Moscow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$959
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.87M

The cost of living in Moscow is 66% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3728th and 5984th ($1585 vs $957) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3206th and 409th 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
$13.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665