London vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in London is 499% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 28th and 7878th ($3662 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 4th and 6059th 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	$22.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$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	$2.23	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$22712

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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