Shenyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$159	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	85	5
😀 Quality of life	68	50
🏙️ Population	9.07M	115K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 33% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8584th and 9013th ($514 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3326th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Thimphu

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	Shenyang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284