Shenyang vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	80
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	9.07M	568K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 79% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8584th and 890th ($514 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 10th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3326th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Surrey

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	Shenyang	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$12698

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655