Moscow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$542
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.29M

The cost of living in Moscow is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5167th and 6163rd ($1021 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1608th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716