Oakland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	441K	9.07M

The cost of living in Oakland is 512% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 91st and 8584th ($3146 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 38th and 3326th 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	$24.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$25284

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511