Phoenix vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	85
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.61M	9.07M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 344% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 955th and 8334th ($2395 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 454th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 146th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Shenyang

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	Phoenix	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$24404

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500