Moscow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$612
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
13M
3.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 15% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5091st and 6052nd ($1075 vs $931) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1280th and 496th 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
$8.34
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716