Canberra vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	381K	9.07M

The cost of living in Canberra is 436% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 522nd and 8600th ($2604 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 538th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 367th and 2673rd 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	$32.8	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$19578

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529