Nuremberg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$874	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	74
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	526K	9.07M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 186% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2992nd and 7878th ($1753 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 221st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 131st and 6059th 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	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$22712

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

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