Moscow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
13.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 221% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3277th and 8548th ($1678 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2774th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Zhengzhou

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Moscow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$21955

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567