Shenyang vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$199	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	85	49
😀 Quality of life	71	64
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.48M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 52% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 8245th and 4791st ($554 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3667th and 5343rd 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	$2.83	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$5862

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926