Adelaide vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
1.39M
17.5M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 149% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1210th and 6106th ($2338 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 73rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Shenzhen

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Adelaide Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$22916

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638