London vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	99	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in London is 567% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 37th and 8584th ($3427 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 2nd and 3326th 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	$23	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$25284

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511