Moscow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2995
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$694
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1239
$609
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
12.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 123% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4019th and 7903rd ($1253 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1168th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.63
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.59%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7317
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10113
$5172

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$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668