Rome vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$929	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	2.75M	9.07M

The cost of living in Rome is 219% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2624th and 8334th ($1718 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 454th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 337th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Shenyang

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	Rome	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$24404

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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