Novosibirsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$302
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
1.63M
17.5M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7138th and 5744th ($657 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 16th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5709th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Shenzhen

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Novosibirsk Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
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$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584