Shenyang vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shenyang	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1804	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$235	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1093	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	47
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.26M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 55% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7878th and 4430th ($612 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Shenyang compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Shenyang ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6059th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Zapopan

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	Shenyang	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1294	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.27	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22712	$6434

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994