Paris vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	2.11M	9.07M

The cost of living in Paris is 331% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 916th and 8176th ($2480 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 14th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Shenyang

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	Paris	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$25508

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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