Nashville vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	689K	9.07M

The cost of living in Nashville is 301% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 982nd and 7878th ($2451 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 252nd and 6059th 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	$16.9	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$22712

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

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