San Francisco vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Francisco	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3905	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$2719	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$4421	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$804	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7528	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	874K	9.07M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 624% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7th and 8334th ($3905 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 454th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 16th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Shenyang

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	San Francisco	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.59	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.83	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2797	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2467	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4615	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4053	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11255	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10091	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.48	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.91	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.5	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20590	$24404

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752

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