Moscow vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$959
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
13.3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 165% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3728th and 7960th ($1585 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 3206th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Zhoukou

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Moscow Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$16685

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$978
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$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514