El Paso vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$981	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	81	71
🏙️ Population	679K	9.07M

The cost of living in El Paso is 221% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2820th and 8245th ($1778 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 341st 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 El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 665th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Shenyang

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	El Paso	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$24707

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

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