Manchester vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	85
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	548K	9.07M

The cost of living in Manchester is 309% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1330th and 8245th ($2265 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 341st in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 107th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Shenyang

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	Manchester	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$24707

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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