Shenyang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$199	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	85	63
😀 Quality of life	71	45
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 44% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8245th and 5704th ($554 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 7th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 3667th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Soweto

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	Shenyang	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$3811

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915