Moscow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.36M

The cost of living in Moscow is 70% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3277th and 5651st ($1678 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2774th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Taoyuan

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Moscow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473