Shenyang vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenyang	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$539	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1763	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$191	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	80
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	9.07M	568K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 76% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8334th and 1194th ($539 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 454th and 11th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Shenyang ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 3343rd and 122nd 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	$2.77	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24404	$12026

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606