Bucheon vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$472
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
76
80
🏙️ Population
793K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5744th ($1152 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bucheon compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 912th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Shenzhen

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Bucheon Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7439
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$39.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.23
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19961
$24305

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1097
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1056
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1054
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1081
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$987
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1121
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1088
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1072
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1069
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1106
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1063
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1024
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1256
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1077
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1542
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1041
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$949
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1002
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$986
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$973
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$940
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$911
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1560
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$1009
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$949
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$963

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584