Moscow vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$612
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$739
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
13M
9.07M

The cost of living in Moscow is 109% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5091st and 8584th ($1075 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 1280th and 3326th 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
$8.34
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$25284

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511