Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$459	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	74
😀 Quality of life	63	70
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 63% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6098th and 8176th ($940 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5641st and 3872nd 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	$12.5	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$25508

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523