Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 21.3% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB978.02
|
$4.17
CN¥30.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB543.35
|
$5.57
CN¥40.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB114.14
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB51.66
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB65.86
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB469.04
|
$7.31
CN¥52.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB379.71
|
$7.17
CN¥51.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB161.75
|
$1.74
CN¥12.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB211.36
|
$1.53
CN¥11.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB72.09
|
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB71.04
|
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB76.17
|
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB119.60
|
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB26.53
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB22.27
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB236.14
|
$4.36
CN¥31.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB3,042.74
|
$33.40
CN¥241.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,260,080.54
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,150.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB619.42
|
$4.59
CN¥33.25
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB679.06
|
$13.28
CN¥96.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB102,259.43
|
$929.88
CN¥6,733.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB62,095.66
|
$492.44
CN¥3,566.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,226.00
|
$42.04
CN¥304.44
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB49,668.29
|
$763.49
CN¥5,529.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,108,649.99
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,929.17
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB326.01
|
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB268.76
|
$3.60
CN¥26.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB260.81
|
$3.48
CN¥25.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,442.85
|
$65.46
CN¥474.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB543.35
|
$8.35
CN¥60.46
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,640.01
|
$62.65
CN¥453.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,504.21
|
$34.69
CN¥251.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,599.36
|
$83.45
CN¥604.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,855.98
|
$107.64
CN¥779.47
|
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