Shenyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shenyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1749	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$356	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$835	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	18
😀 Quality of life	70	85
🏙️ Population	9.07M	216K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 72% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8176th and 1932nd ($575 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 313th and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shenyang compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Shenyang ranked 29th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3872nd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Wellington

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	Shenyang	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.82%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.66	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$481	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25508	$13419

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865