Moscow vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1838
🏠 One person rent
$509
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$597
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1130
$770
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
12.5M
9.07M

The cost of living in Moscow is 73% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5667th and 8076th ($934 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 18th in China, while ranked 1369th and 2450th 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
$6.75
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.76
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5357
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.55
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$8.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9193
$19033

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$682
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$726
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$609
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$621
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$646
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$569
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$517
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$604
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$567
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$507
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$549
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$518
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$500
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$526
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$501
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$448
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$550
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$482
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$403
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$479
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$426
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$495
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$460
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$589
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$445
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$463
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$413
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$433
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$376
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$677
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$448
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$527
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$465
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$408
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$450
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$443
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$416
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$457

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$432
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$516
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$526
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$528
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$520
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$526
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$517
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$522
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$525
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$529
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$545
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$565
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$534
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$512
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$538
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$563
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$553
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$566
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$531
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$518
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$593
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1559
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$600
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$571
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$555
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$522
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$558
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$506
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$535
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1545
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$584
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$593
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1551
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1545
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$510