Dortmund vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$736
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
593K
9.07M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 196% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3604th and 8584th ($1523 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 526th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 692nd and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$25284

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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