Shenyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shenyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$486	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$133	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	9.07M	4.84M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8600th and 318th ($486 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 538th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenyang compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Shenyang ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2673rd 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	$2.8	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.66	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.7	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19578	$17934

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816