Adelaide vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1640
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 77% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1929th and 4544th ($1915 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 55th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$25954

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749