Moscow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$730
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
13.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 42% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4359th and 6171st ($1244 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1187th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443