El Paso vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$980	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	79	68
🏙️ Population	679K	9.07M

The cost of living in El Paso is 236% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2363rd and 8334th ($1813 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 454th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 633rd and 3343rd 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	$18.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$24404

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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