Novosibirsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$450	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	74
😀 Quality of life	48	58
🏙️ Population	1.64M	9.07M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 53% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6043rd and 7878th ($935 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6891st and 6059th 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	$7.84	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$22712

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532