Memphis vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	633K	9.07M

The cost of living in Memphis is 213% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2305th and 7878th ($1917 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 221st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 311th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Shenyang

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	Memphis	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$22712

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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