Edmonton vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	74
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.07M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 226% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2524th and 8176th ($1878 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 313th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 193rd and 3872nd 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	$16.1	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$25508

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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