San Jose, Costa Rica vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1398	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3421	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$662	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1102	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$981	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	85
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	342K	9.07M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 152% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4260th and 8245th ($1398 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st in Costa Rica and China, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2458th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Shenyang

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	San Jose	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.89	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$804	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1349	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1711	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.11	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12743	$24707

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1303
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1241
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$821
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1288
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$953
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
246 km or 153 mi	David	$925
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$698
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$790
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$673
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$467
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$735
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$682
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1150
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$770
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1150
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1188
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$981
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1400
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1560
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1377
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1371
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1097
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1090
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$729
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1362
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1273
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1238
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$627
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$780

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