Cost of living comparison

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Moscow vs. Jhongli City Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 59.7% more expensive than Jhongli City.

Restaurants
pay 94.6% more in Moscow
Groceries
pay 33.8% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 14.5% less in Moscow
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 28.1% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.8% more in Moscow
Clothing
pay 2.8 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Jhongli City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Jhongli City, you would:

pay 94.6% more for restaurants

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.92
NT$154.03
$11.93
RUB950.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.59
NT$143.76
$5.97
RUB475.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
NT$15.40
$1.38
RUB110.14
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pay 33.8% less for groceries

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.69
NT$53.06
$0.85
RUB67.42
Local cheese (8 oz) $15.02
NT$470.65
$6.27
RUB499.56
Milk (1 gallon) $12.22
NT$382.88
$4.62
RUB368.11
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pay 14.5% less for transportation

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
NT$108.84
$2.84
RUB226.14
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
NT$1,232.25
$36.64
RUB2,918.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,999.18
NT$1,096,702.76
$36,994.59
RUB2,947,491.41
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.80
NT$307.04
$7.82
RUB622.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $415.10
NT$13,007.09
$1,253.04
RUB99,834.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $245.78
NT$7,701.56
$709.24
RUB56,507.99
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pay 28.1% more for childcare

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $355.02
NT$11,124.48
$656.36
RUB52,294.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,072.09
NT$628,961.08
$14,285.88
RUB1,138,207.09
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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.47
NT$46.21
$4.18
RUB332.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
NT$82.15
$3.16
RUB251.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.93
NT$123.23
$2.98
RUB237.70
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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Jhongli City
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $19.66
NT$616.13
$76.06
RUB6,059.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.39
NT$513.44
$47.73
RUB3,803.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $57.35
NT$1,797.03
$122.95
RUB9,795.53
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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: December 2025

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