San Jose, United States vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	74
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 547% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8th and 7878th ($3957 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 221st 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 126th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Shenyang

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	San Jose	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$22712

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532