Philadelphia vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.6M
9.07M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 366% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 744th and 8245th ($2584 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 95th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Shenyang

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Philadelphia Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$24707

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

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