Chengdu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$251
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$554
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.63M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7209th and 7298th ($660 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 1933rd and 5501st 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
$2.91
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585