Novosibirsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$450
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
1.64M
24.9M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 18% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6043rd and 4880th ($935 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6891st and 1178th 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
$7.84
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.71%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1768
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5680
$27610

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$785
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$754
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$630
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$795
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$787
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$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789