Shenyang vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$199	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	8
😀 Quality of life	71	63
🏙️ Population	9.07M	24.7K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 65% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8245th and 3601st ($554 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3667th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Victoria

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	Shenyang	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420