Seongnam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3373
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$705
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2635
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
919K
9.07M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 159% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4157th and 8245th ($1435 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Seongnam compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 1195th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Shenyang

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Seongnam Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12308
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.86
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$141
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$24707

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063

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