Madrid vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	74
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	3.51M	9.07M

The cost of living in Madrid is 263% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1805th and 8176th ($2089 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 190th and 3872nd 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	$16.8	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$25508

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523