Guangzhou vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$342
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
74
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.07M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6854th and 7878th ($785 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 221st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Ranked 3rd vs 49th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 6059th 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
$2.93
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$22712

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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