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Suzhou vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Suzhou is 5.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Suzhou
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Suzhou
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Suzhou
Housing: pay 28.0% less in Suzhou
Childcare: pay 13.2% more in Suzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Suzhou
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Suzhou

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

Suzhou vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Suzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$4.21 CN¥29.07	-64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$4.91 CN¥33.92	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.07 CN¥7.43	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.61 CN¥4.20	-0.7%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Suzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$2.46 CN¥17.02	+191.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$10.45 CN¥72.22	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$8.64 CN¥59.74	+87.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$1.90 CN¥13.11	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$1.67 CN¥11.54	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$0.90 CN¥6.23	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.64 CN¥4.40	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$0.71 CN¥4.92	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.61 CN¥4.22	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.31 CN¥2.11	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.53 CN¥3.65	+56.0%
Average			+23.0%

Moscow vs. Suzhou - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Suzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$4.43 CN¥30.64	+56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$42.06 CN¥290.71	+14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$21,029.61 CN¥145K	-43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$4.56 CN¥31.49	-20.5%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 28.0% less for housing

	Moscow	Suzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$12.31 CN¥85.11	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$399.56 CN¥2,761.72	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$179.45 CN¥1,240.35	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$80.90 CN¥559.18	-26.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

	Moscow	Suzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$782.77 CN¥5,410.38	+19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$15,304.88 CN¥106K	+7.1%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Suzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$2.80 CN¥19.38	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$3.66 CN¥25.30	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$4.21 CN¥29.07	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$57.95 CN¥400.53	+30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$7.01 CN¥48.45	+6.8%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Suzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$49.98 CN¥345.46	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$37.83 CN¥261.44	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$72.44 CN¥500.66	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$84.12 CN¥581.41	-46.4%
Average			-35.6%

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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: March 2026

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