Shenyang vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	75
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	9.07M	459K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 77% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8584th and 1277th ($514 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 1122nd 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 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 3326th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Virginia Beach

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	Shenyang	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$18476

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701