Shenyang vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$3474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	53
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	9.07M	413K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 71% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 8245th and 2341st ($554 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 1819th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 3667th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Tulsa

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	Shenyang	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$25148

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263