Male vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$835	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	63	70
🏙️ Population	133K	9.07M

The cost of living in Male is 164% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4218th and 8600th ($1284 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4858th and 2673rd 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	$5.5	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$19578

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529