Novosibirsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$294
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$554
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
1.63M
17.7M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7298th and 5948th ($649 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5501st and 556th 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
$6.49
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1841
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.42
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618