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Moscow vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 47.0% more expensive than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 86.0% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 53.1% more in Moscow

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Foshan. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Moscow. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Foshan, you would:

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pay 86.0% more for restaurants

	Foshan	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+164.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$5.10 RUB563.59	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$1.07 RUB118.39	+120.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$0.49 RUB53.58	+55.0%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Foshan	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$0.62 RUB68.31	-68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$4.41 RUB486.52	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$3.57 RUB393.86	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$1.52 RUB167.78	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$1.99 RUB219.24	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$0.68 RUB74.78	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.67 RUB73.69	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$0.72 RUB79.01	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$1.12 RUB124.05	+71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.25 RUB27.52	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.21 RUB23.10	-59.6%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Foshan	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$2.22 RUB244.94	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	+156.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$5.82 RUB642.49	+27.5%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Foshan	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$6.38 RUB704.36	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+340.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+383.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+72.3%
Average			+185.8%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Foshan	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	-8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	-56.0%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$3.06 RUB338.15	+175.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$2.52 RUB278.77	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$2.45 RUB270.52	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$5.10 RUB563.59	-26.6%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 53.1% more for clothing

	Foshan	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+86.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+18.9%
Average			+53.1%

Foshan vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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