Nur-Sultan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$357	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	68	70
🏙️ Population	1.08M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 27% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7085th and 8176th ($732 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 313th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4594th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Shenyang

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	Nur-Sultan	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.16	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$25508

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523