Moscow vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$542
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$658
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
12.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 75% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5167th and 7809th ($1021 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 1608th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$13369

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$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532