Shenyang vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenyang	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$539	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1763	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$191	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	85	98
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.97M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 71% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8334th and 2270th ($539 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 454th and 1st in China and Austria, respectively. Check China vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Shenyang ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 3343rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Vienna

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	Shenyang	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24404	$18199

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987