Medina vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$696	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	85
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	1.41M	9.07M

The cost of living in Medina is 125% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4439th and 8334th ($1215 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 454th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 3899th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Shenyang

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	Medina	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$24404

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500