Seattle vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	85
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	737K	9.07M

The cost of living in Seattle is 512% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 145th and 8600th ($2974 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 538th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 125th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Shenyang

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	Seattle	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$19578

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529