Canberra vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	381K	9.07M

The cost of living in Canberra is 366% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 929th and 8584th ($2393 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 526th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 393rd and 3326th 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	$20.1	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$25284

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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