Columbus vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	85
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	906K	9.07M

The cost of living in Columbus is 298% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1476th and 8334th ($2145 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 454th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 249th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Shenyang

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	Columbus	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$24404

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500