Atlanta vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
499K
17.7M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 165% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 714th and 5948th ($2540 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 13th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 140th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618