New York City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	98	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in New York City is 659% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4th and 8245th ($4203 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 11th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shenyang

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	New York City	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$24707

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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