Madrid vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	85
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	3.42M	9.07M

The cost of living in Madrid is 264% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1962nd and 8245th ($2015 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 341st 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 25th in China, while ranked 142nd and 3667th 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	$16.4	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$24707

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

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