Moscow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$730
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
13.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 143% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4359th and 8544th ($1244 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 1187th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$19343

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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591