San Juan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Juan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4225	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1159	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3808	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	342K	9.07M

The cost of living in San Juan is 262% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1988th and 8245th ($2004 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1609th 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 1.9 months in San Juan compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. San Juan ranked 701st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2114th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Shenyang

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	San Juan	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1400	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1182	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4427	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2251	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$40.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$468	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10429	$24707

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

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