Bandung vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$212
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.88M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bandung is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8422nd and 6334th ($534 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5755th and 1094th 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
$1.52
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$22402

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$490
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$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634