New York City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in New York City is 732% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6th and 8600th ($4044 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 538th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8th and 2673rd 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	$24.2	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$19578

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529