Moscow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$509
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1130
$1614
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5667th and 4487th ($934 vs $1136) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1369th and 189th 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
$6.75
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$1441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$990
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.76
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5357
$13689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$6722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.55
$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9193
$18143

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$682
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$726
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$609
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$621
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$646
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$569
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$517
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$604
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$567
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$507
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$549
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$518
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$500
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$526
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$501
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$448
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$550
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$482
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$403
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$479
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$426
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$495
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$460
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$589
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$445
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$463
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$413
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$433
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$376
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$677
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$448
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$527
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$465
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$408
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$450
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$443
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$416
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$457

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$997
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$917
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$879
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$859
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$887
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$844
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$702
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$944
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$863
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$847
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$847
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$865
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$650
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$711
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1033
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$877
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$695
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1146
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$776
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$885
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$749
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$712
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$850
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$758
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$792
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$723
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1144
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$666
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$749
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$745
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$675
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$718
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$501
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$631
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$801
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$681
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$508
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$690
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$799
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$972