Moscow vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$730
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$723
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
13.1M
9.07M

The cost of living in Moscow is 131% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4359th and 8334th ($1244 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 1187th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Shenyang

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Moscow Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$24404

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500