Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$430	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	60	71
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 59% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6322nd and 8245th ($882 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 341st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5937th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenyang

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$24707

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501