Moscow vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$612
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
13M
13.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 51% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5091st and 6862nd ($1075 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1280th and 2285th 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
$8.34
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618