Reykjavik vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Reykjavik	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2915	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5968	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1781	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2749	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.7	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3918	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	140K	9.07M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 468% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 204th and 8584th ($2915 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th in Iceland and China, respectively. Check Iceland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 189th and 3326th 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	$22	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$125	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.5	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.1	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1626	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2552	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.55%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6498	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.63	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.29	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$155	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6167	$25284

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511