Shenyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shenyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1804	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$235	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.4	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1093	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	99
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	9.07M	5.45M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7878th and 370th ($612 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Shenyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Shenyang ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6059th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Sydney

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	Shenyang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1294	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.27	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22712	$25164

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863