Shenyang vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$199	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	26
😀 Quality of life	71	77
🏙️ Population	9.07M	687K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 62% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8245th and 4103rd ($554 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 61st in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 3667th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Zaragoza

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	Shenyang	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581