Adelaide vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	74
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 285% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1178th and 7878th ($2355 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 221st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 75th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Shenyang

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	Adelaide	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$22712

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

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