San Antonio vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	74
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.43M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 259% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1874th and 8176th ($2063 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 313th 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 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 170th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Shenyang

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	San Antonio	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$25508

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523