Shenyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	9.07M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8584th and 312th ($514 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3326th and 4th 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	$2.85	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754