Moscow vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$542
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
12.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 48% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5167th and 6886th ($1021 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1608th and 1662nd 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
$8.33
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600