Moscow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$864
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
13.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 43% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4141st and 5518th ($1438 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2664th and 541st 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
$12.3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650