Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$328	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	55	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 33% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6811th and 8334th ($717 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 5853rd and 3343rd 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	$9.04	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$24404

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500