Madrid vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	85
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	3.42M	9.07M

The cost of living in Madrid is 230% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8334th ($1781 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 454th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 151st and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shenyang

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	Madrid	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$24404

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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