Moscow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$864
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 53% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4141st and 5995th ($1438 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2664th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$14970

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451