Paris vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.07M

The cost of living in Paris is 354% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 843rd and 8245th ($2517 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 18th and 3667th 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	$16.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$24707

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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