Guangzhou vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$333
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.07M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6607th and 8600th ($742 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 538th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Ranked 6th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 2673rd 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
$4.17
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529