Bandung vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$210
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.88M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bandung is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8655th and 5618th ($502 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 10th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5685th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Shenzhen

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Bandung Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.4
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648