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Moscow vs. Hua-lien Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 49.7% more expensive than Hua-lien.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 6.2% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 81.8% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Hua-lien Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Hua-lien, you would:

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pay 77.1% more for restaurants

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.93 NT$123.04	$11.93 RUB911.35	+203.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.42 NT$138.42	$5.97 RUB455.67	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NT$26.66	$1.38 RUB105.57	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 NT$17.77	$0.61 RUB46.71	+7.7%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 NT$56.65	$0.85 RUB64.62	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 NT$211.48	$6.27 RUB478.82	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.62 NT$363.56	$4.62 RUB352.84	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 NT$63.98	$1.68 RUB128.49	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 NT$66.66	$2.46 RUB188.10	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 NT$60.46	$0.81 RUB61.80	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NT$34.11	$0.87 RUB66.45	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83 NT$57.36	$0.90 RUB68.87	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NT$52.71	$1.64 RUB125.22	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 NT$62.01	$0.43 RUB32.60	-78.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.78 NT$55.81	$0.34 RUB25.86	-81.0%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 NT$119.38	$2.84 RUB216.76	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,797.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,144.19 NT$1,256,071.56	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 NT$184.57	$5.73 RUB437.45	-2.9%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.93 NT$717.41	$7.82 RUB596.90	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.40 NT$7,177.55	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+446.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$147.47 NT$4,614.14	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+380.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+94.8%
Average			+214.0%

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.03 NT$22,216.23	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	-7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	-4.7%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 NT$39.48	$4.18 RUB318.97	+231.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NT$105.10	$3.16 RUB241.06	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.92 NT$153.80	$2.98 RUB227.84	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.16 NT$1,538.05	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	-9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 NT$266.59	$6.56 RUB501.24	-23.0%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 81.8% more for clothing

	Hua-lien	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.22 NT$820.29	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+190.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 NT$2,153.27	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+78.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.16 NT$3,759.67	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+30.5%
Average			+81.8%

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