Male vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$818	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	66	71
🏙️ Population	133K	9.07M

The cost of living in Male is 138% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4439th and 8245th ($1320 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5057th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Shenyang

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	Male	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$24707

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

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