Moscow vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$511
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$1007
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
12.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 30% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5879th and 6670th ($942 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1190th and 1464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tianjin

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Moscow Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$3458
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$9175

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$683
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$587
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$639
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$615
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$748
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$632
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$685
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$584
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$706
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$636
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$581
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$584
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$638
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$494
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$586
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$535
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$541
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$601
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$551
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$542
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$610
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$673
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$573
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$534
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$536
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$527
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$530
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$551
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$556
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$544
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$523
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$534