New York City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$723
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in New York City is 723% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3rd and 8334th ($4441 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 22nd and 3343rd 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	$29.7	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$24404

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500