Moscow vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$542
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
12.5M
9.07M

The cost of living in Moscow is 110% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5167th and 8600th ($1021 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1608th and 2673rd 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
$8.33
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529