Novosibirsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$378	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	85
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	1.64M	9.07M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 47% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6617th and 8245th ($813 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 341st 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 Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5603rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Shenyang

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	Novosibirsk	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$24707

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501