Kyiv vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$367
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 56% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6536th and 8600th ($760 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4566th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Shenyang

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Kyiv Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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