Reykjavik vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	139K	9.07M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 424% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 119th and 7878th ($3205 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st in Iceland and China, respectively. Check Iceland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 258th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Shenyang

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	Reykjavik	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.3	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$22712

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336

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