Shenyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$199	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	85	5
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	9.07M	115K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 32% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8245th and 8940th ($554 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3667th and 7547th 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	$2.83	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289