Moscow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$959
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.35M

The cost of living in Moscow is 68% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3728th and 6085th ($1585 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3206th and 373rd 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
$13.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464