Gold Coast vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	85
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	608K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 348% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1120th and 8584th ($2300 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 526th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 209th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Shenyang

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	Gold Coast	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$25284

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511