Bangkok vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$434	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	74	58
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 63% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5606th and 7878th ($996 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 221st in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2044th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shenyang

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	Bangkok	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$22712

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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