Novosibirsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$294	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	85
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	1.63M	9.07M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 26% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7298th and 8584th ($649 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5501st and 3326th 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	$6.49	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$25284

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511