Brasilia vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$386	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	85
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	2.82M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 59% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6320th and 8245th ($882 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 341st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Shenyang

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	Brasilia	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$24707

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501