London vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	99	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in London is 595% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8th and 8245th ($3851 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5th and 3667th 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	$22.2	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$24707

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501