Moscow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$959
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.44M

The cost of living in Moscow is 26% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3728th and 4661st ($1585 vs $1257) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3206th and 266th 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
$13.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$18442

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602