Philadelphia vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
1.6M
9.07M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 324% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 741st and 7878th ($2597 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 118th and 6059th 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
$22
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$22712

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532