Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Moscow

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Moscow are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiMoscowTaipei vs Moscow
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥11,193Taipei earns 1.0× the salary in Moscow

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiMoscowTaipei vs Moscow
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥81Moscow costs 2.59× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥407Moscow costs 1.30× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥49Moscow costs 1.30× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥1,237.7Moscow costs 2.38× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥61.5Taipei costs 2.96× the price in Moscow
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥58.1Taipei costs 1.99× the price in Moscow
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥255.1Taipei costs 1.08× the price in Moscow
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥49.0Taipei costs 1.28× the price in Moscow
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥5.8Taipei costs 1.20× the price in Moscow

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiMoscowTaipei vs Moscow
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥91.1Taipei costs 1.57× the price in Moscow
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥12.5Taipei costs 1.38× the price in Moscow
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥8.3Taipei costs 2.45× the price in Moscow
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥6.6Taipei costs 1.94× the price in Moscow
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥13.7Taipei costs 2.37× the price in Moscow
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥5.7Taipei costs 3.21× the price in Moscow
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥26.0Taipei costs 1.14× the price in Moscow
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥7.8Taipei costs 1.42× the price in Moscow
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥73.2Taipei costs 1.29× the price in Moscow

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiMoscowTaipei vs Moscow
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥9,677Moscow costs 1.68× the price in Taipei
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥5,097Moscow costs 1.64× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥19,521Moscow costs 1.89× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥9,414Moscow costs 1.49× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥68,102Taipei costs 1.27× the price in Moscow
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥29,661Taipei costs 1.72× the price in Moscow