Oakland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	441K	9.07M

The cost of living in Oakland is 487% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 90th and 8245th ($3254 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 341st 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 45th and 3667th 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	$30.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$24707

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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