Leipzig vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$764	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	620K	9.07M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 181% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3353rd and 8334th ($1516 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 454th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 87th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Shenyang

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	Leipzig	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$24404

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500