Shenyang vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$159	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	85	46
😀 Quality of life	68	81
🏙️ Population	9.07M	398K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 72% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 8584th and 2435th ($514 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 3326th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Wichita

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	Shenyang	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287