Gold Coast vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	74
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	608K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 313% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 852nd and 7878th ($2530 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 221st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 68th and 6059th 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	$20.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$22712

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532