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Zhubei City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Zhubei City is 17.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Zhubei City
Groceries: pay 98.3% more in Zhubei City
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Zhubei City
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Zhubei City
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Zhubei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Zhubei City
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Zhubei City

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

Zhubei City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$4.92 NT$153.80	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.41 NT$169.19	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.87 NT$27.34	-36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.62 NT$19.32	+1.0%
Average			-26.0%

Moscow vs. Zhubei City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.97 NT$61.52	+132.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$6.43 NT$201.10	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$11.62 NT$363.56	+151.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.82 NT$88.18	+67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.56 NT$111.25	+44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.93 NT$60.46	+138.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.09 NT$34.15	+25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.04 NT$32.44	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.56 NT$48.84	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.64 NT$51.16	+283.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.10 NT$34.42	+224.9%
Average			+98.3%

Moscow vs. Zhubei City - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.82 NT$119.38	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$8.52 NT$266.59	+48.7%
Average			+28.3%

Moscow vs. Zhubei City - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$22.93 NT$717.41	+193.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$203.18 NT$6,357.26	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	-48.7%
Average			+24.4%

Moscow vs. Zhubei City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$655.42 NT$20,507.29	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	+4.9%
Average			+2.4%

Moscow vs. Zhubei City - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.29 NT$71.78	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.36 NT$105.10	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.92 NT$153.80	+64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$10.49 NT$328.12	+59.8%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Zhubei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$81.93 NT$2,563.41	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$95.04 NT$2,973.56	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-35.2%
Average			-18.0%

Moscow vs. Zhubei City - Cost of clothing

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