Shenyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	9.07M	5.45M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8245th and 649th ($554 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3667th and 3rd 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	$2.83	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$19140

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710