Nur-Sultan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$376	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	85
😀 Quality of life	64	68
🏙️ Population	1.08M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 43% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6565th and 8334th ($770 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 454th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 4554th and 3343rd 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	$9.99	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$24404

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

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