Nur-Sultan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$412	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	69	58
🏙️ Population	1.08M	9.07M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 35% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6663rd and 7878th ($823 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 221st in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 4272nd and 6059th 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	$8.67	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$22712

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532