Moscow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$542
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
12.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5167th and 5356th ($1021 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1608th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721