Oakland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	441K	9.07M

The cost of living in Oakland is 435% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 95th and 7878th ($3273 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 70th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Shenyang

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	Oakland	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$22712

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

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