Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$528	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	74
😀 Quality of life	63	58
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 72% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7878th ($1051 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 221st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5476th and 6059th 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	$14.4	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$22712

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

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