Canberra vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	74
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	381K	9.07M

The cost of living in Canberra is 286% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8176th ($2223 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 479th and 3872nd 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	$15.5	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$25508

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523