Moscow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$542
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
12.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Moscow is 102% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5167th and 8471st ($1021 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 1608th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617