Chengdu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$252
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.64M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7530th and 6617th ($635 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 34th 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 5th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 1800th and 5603rd 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
$2.87
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821