Moscow vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$959
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1075
😷 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 139% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3728th and 7496th ($1585 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3206th and 2445th 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
$13.2
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$19275

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547