Nur-Sultan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nur-Sultan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1921	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$378	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$591	$739
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6525th and 8584th ($780 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 526th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4508th and 3326th 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	$10.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.23%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6243	$25284

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$615
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$534
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$630
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$556
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$556
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$406
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$524
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$508
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$628
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$782
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$605
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$490
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$698
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$550
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$533
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$586
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$531
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$519
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$619
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$473
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$649
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$451
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$539
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$532
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$791
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$461
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$710
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$701
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$681
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$357
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$653
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$838
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$673
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$941
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$595

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511