Shenyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	68	84
🏙️ Population	9.07M	216K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 77% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8584th and 1293rd ($514 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 1st in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3326th and 353rd 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	$2.85	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700