Shenyang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenyang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$159
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$739
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
85
96
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
9.07M
17.7M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8584th and 5948th ($514 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 20th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3326th vs 556th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Shenzhen

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Shenyang Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.6
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.53
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25284
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618