San Antonio vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	85
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.43M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 265% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1930th and 8245th ($2023 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 124th and 3667th 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	$14.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$24707

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501