Moscow vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$542
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$833
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
12.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Moscow is 58% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5167th and 7238th ($1021 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 1608th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Wuhan

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Moscow Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$11975

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575