Shenyang vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$159	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	85	70
😀 Quality of life	68	67
🏙️ Population	9.07M	12.7M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 50% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8584th and 5553rd ($514 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 9th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ranked 20th vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 3326th vs 3798th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Suzhou

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	Shenyang	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645