Shenyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	9.07M	216K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8245th and 2432nd ($554 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3667th and 358th 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	$2.83	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811