Guangzhou vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$322
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.07M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6838th and 8245th ($758 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 341st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Ranked 6th vs 25th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 3667th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shenyang

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Guangzhou Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$24707

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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