Edmonton vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	85
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.07M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 229% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2644th and 8245th ($1823 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 341st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 171st and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Shenyang

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	Edmonton	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$24707

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501