Moscow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.43M

The cost of living in Moscow is 35% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3277th and 4646th ($1678 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2774th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Taipei

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Moscow Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$16947

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612