Moscow vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
13.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Moscow is 146% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3277th and 7400th ($1678 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2774th and 2024th 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
$11.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546