Moscow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$864
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
13.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 185% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4141st and 8651st ($1438 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 2664th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$19556

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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563