Novosibirsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$421
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
1.64M
24.9M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6431st and 4971st ($884 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5802nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Shanghai

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Novosibirsk Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$27781

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$772
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$720
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$737
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$719
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$808
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$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
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$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765