Shenyang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenyang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1749
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$211
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$835
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
9.07M
17.5M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8176th and 6106th ($575 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 313th and 12th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shenyang compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 29th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3872nd vs 1113th 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
$2.88
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2226
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.65
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.66
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25508
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638