Chengdu vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$281
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
48
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.64M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 25% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7467th and 6431st ($666 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 30th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 1710th and 5802nd 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
$2.83
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891