Nashville vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	689K	9.07M

The cost of living in Nashville is 355% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 832nd and 8245th ($2524 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 341st 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 218th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Shenyang

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	Nashville	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$24707

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

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