Novosibirsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$316	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$723
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6907th and 8334th ($698 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 5517th and 3343rd 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	$6.83	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$24404

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

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