Chengdu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$242
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$510
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.63M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7269th and 7138th ($643 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 15th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 1633rd and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Novosibirsk

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Chengdu Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556