Nuremberg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$898	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	85
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	526K	9.07M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 219% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2865th and 8245th ($1767 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 341st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 132nd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Shenyang

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	Nuremberg	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$24707

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

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