Dusseldorf vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$985	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	631K	9.07M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 229% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2469th and 8334th ($1772 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 454th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 27th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Shenyang

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	Dusseldorf	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$24404

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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