Nuremberg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$873	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	74
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	526K	9.07M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 209% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2945th and 8176th ($1777 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 150th and 3872nd 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	$18.4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$25508

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523