Shenyang vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	33
😀 Quality of life	71	82
🏙️ Population	9.07M	543K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 71% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8245th and 2194th ($554 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 1737th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 3667th and 634th 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	$2.83	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245