Canberra vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	86	71
🏙️ Population	381K	9.07M

The cost of living in Canberra is 264% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1949th and 8245th ($2019 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 341st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 413th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shenyang

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	Canberra	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$24707

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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