Moscow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$542
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5167th and 4516th ($1021 vs $1169) 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 1608th and 209th 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
$8.33
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589