Melbourne vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	100	58
🏙️ Population	5.35M	9.07M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 316% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 829th and 7878th ($2543 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 221st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 1st and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Shenyang

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	Melbourne	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$22712

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532