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Moscow vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 4.6% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 14.6% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$138.49	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+118.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$158.08	$5.10 RUB563.59	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$31.21	$1.07 RUB118.39	+13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$20.09	$0.49 RUB53.58	-20.5%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$58.00	$0.62 RUB68.31	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$234.18	$4.41 RUB486.52	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$373.02	$3.57 RUB393.86	-68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$83.40	$1.52 RUB167.78	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$105.68	$1.99 RUB219.24	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$58.34	$0.68 RUB74.78	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.30	$0.67 RUB73.69	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$36.10	$0.72 RUB79.01	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.71	$1.12 RUB124.05	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.78	$0.25 RUB27.52	-79.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.50	$0.21 RUB23.10	-78.1%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$118.20	$2.22 RUB244.94	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$307.75	$5.82 RUB642.49	-37.7%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Taiwan	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$617.78	$6.38 RUB704.36	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+148.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+116.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+60.5%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 14.6% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	-1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	-28.0%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.95	$3.06 RUB338.15	+68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$85.30	$2.52 RUB278.77	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$131.61	$2.45 RUB270.52	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$305.77	$5.10 RUB563.59	-45.0%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$925.64	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+11.2%
Average			+33.0%

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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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