New York City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in New York City is 587% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4th and 7878th ($4202 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 15th and 6059th 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	$22.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$22712

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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