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Moscow vs. Kunming Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 80.1% more expensive than Kunming.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 30.4% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 32.6% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 47.9% more in Moscow

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Moscow are more expensive than in Kunming. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Kunming Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Kunming	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 CN¥17.31	$11.93 RUB950.80	+386.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 CN¥42.78	$5.97 RUB475.40	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.30	$1.38 RUB110.14	+195.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.90	$0.61 RUB48.73	+127.6%
Average			+177.0%

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Kunming	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.85 RUB67.42	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 CN¥24.73	$6.27 RUB499.56	+78.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.05 CN¥56.78	$4.62 RUB368.11	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 CN¥12.46	$1.68 RUB134.05	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 CN¥13.46	$2.46 RUB196.24	+29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 CN¥4.15	$0.81 RUB64.48	+37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥3.03	$0.87 RUB69.32	+102.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.49	$0.90 RUB71.85	+41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 CN¥3.59	$1.64 RUB130.64	+222.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 CN¥1.12	$0.43 RUB34.01	+168.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 CN¥2.69	$0.34 RUB26.98	-11.3%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

	Kunming	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 CN¥30.83	$2.84 RUB226.14	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.05 CN¥247.26	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,328.62 CN¥143,408.27	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.36 CN¥23.74	$5.73 RUB456.39	+70.2%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kunming	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.44 CN¥115.96	$7.82 RUB622.74	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.39 CN¥1,978.05	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+346.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.30 CN¥1,483.53	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+237.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.16 CN¥276.26	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	+182.4%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 32.6% more for childcare

	Kunming	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$420.59 CN¥2,967.07	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,085.09 CN¥92,308.77	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+9.2%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kunming	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 CN¥9.89	$4.18 RUB332.78	+197.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 CN¥21.59	$3.16 RUB251.50	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 CN¥14.84	$2.98 RUB237.70	+41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.10 CN¥494.51	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.31 CN¥44.51	$6.56 RUB522.94	+4.0%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

	Kunming	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10 CN¥494.51	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.30 CN¥234.89	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.49 CN¥454.95	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+90.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.15 CN¥741.77	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+49.1%
Average			+47.9%

Kunming 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: December 2025

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