Seattle vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	85
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	737K	9.07M

The cost of living in Seattle is 466% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 206th and 8584th ($2908 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 102nd and 3326th 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	$19.3	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$25284

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511