London vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	98	70
🏙️ Population	8.91M	9.07M

The cost of living in London is 583% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 38th and 8600th ($3321 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shenyang

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	London	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$19578

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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