Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 7.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.24
|
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.31
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.92
|
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.93
|
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.59
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.09
|
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.58
|
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.88
|
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥151,177.19
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.26
|
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.21
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,735.11
|
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,566.76
|
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.50
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,529.99
|
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,958.96
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.10
|
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.20
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥474.10
|
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.47
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.81
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥251.24
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥604.45
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥779.61
|
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
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