Oakland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	441K	9.07M

The cost of living in Oakland is 543% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 85th and 8600th ($3123 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 538th 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 61st and 2673rd 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	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$19578

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529