Shenyang vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shenyang	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1749	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$356	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.9	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$835	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	33
😀 Quality of life	70	84
🏙️ Population	9.07M	543K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 70% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8176th and 2278th ($575 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 313th and 1724th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shenyang compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Shenyang ranked 29th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 3872nd and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Tucson

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	Shenyang	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.82%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.66	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$481	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25508	$15659

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190