George Town vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	85
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	41K	9.07M

The cost of living in George Town is 552% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 30th and 8245th ($3615 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 729th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Shenyang

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	George Town	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$24707

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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