Moscow vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
74
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
13.3M
9.07M

The cost of living in Moscow is 174% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3277th and 7878th ($1678 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2774th and 6059th 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
$11.9
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$22712

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532