New York City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in New York City is 631% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4th and 8176th ($4207 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 313th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 18th and 3872nd 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	$23.6	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$25508

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523