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Moscow vs. Suzhou Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 35.9% more expensive than Suzhou.

Restaurants: pay 58.6% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 58.6% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Suzhou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.6% more for restaurants

	Suzhou	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$11.93 RUB950.80	+183.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$5.97 RUB475.40	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 CN¥7.58	$1.38 RUB110.14	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 CN¥4.29	$0.61 RUB48.73	+0.7%
Average			+58.6%

Suzhou vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Suzhou	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 CN¥17.38	$0.85 RUB67.42	-65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.45 CN¥73.71	$6.27 RUB499.56	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.64 CN¥60.97	$4.62 RUB368.11	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 CN¥13.38	$1.68 RUB134.05	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 CN¥11.78	$2.46 RUB196.24	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.36	$0.81 RUB64.48	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.49	$0.87 RUB69.32	+36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.02	$0.90 RUB71.85	+26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 CN¥4.31	$1.64 RUB130.64	+168.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.15	$0.43 RUB34.01	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 CN¥3.73	$0.34 RUB26.98	-35.9%
Average			+10.0%

Suzhou vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Suzhou	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 CN¥31.27	$2.84 RUB226.14	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.06 CN¥296.71	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,029.61 CN¥148,353.38	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+75.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥32.14	$5.73 RUB456.39	+25.7%
Average			+13.2%

Suzhou vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Suzhou	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.31 CN¥86.87	$7.82 RUB622.74	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$399.56 CN¥2,818.71	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+213.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.45 CN¥1,265.95	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+295.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.90 CN¥570.72	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	+36.7%
Average			+127.2%

Suzhou vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Suzhou	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$782.77 CN¥5,522.04	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,304.88 CN¥107,968.29	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	-6.7%
Average			-11.4%

Suzhou vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Suzhou	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 CN¥19.78	$4.18 RUB332.78	+49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 CN¥25.82	$3.16 RUB251.50	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.98 RUB237.70	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.95 CN¥408.80	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.01 CN¥49.45	$6.56 RUB522.94	-6.4%
Average			-4.7%

Suzhou vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 58.6% more for clothing

	Suzhou	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.98 CN¥352.59	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	+52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 CN¥266.84	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.44 CN¥510.99	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+69.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.12 CN¥593.41	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+86.4%
Average			+58.6%

Suzhou 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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