Austin vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	962K	9.07M

The cost of living in Austin is 382% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 812th and 8584th ($2473 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 526th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 116th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Shenyang

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	Austin	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$25284

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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