Bandung vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$224
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
39
79
🏙️ Population
2.88M
17.7M

The cost of living in Bandung is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8087th and 5948th ($571 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 13th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7032nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$24117

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$530
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$596
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$401
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$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$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
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$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
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618