Canberra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	381K	17.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 130% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1949th and 6334th ($2019 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 17th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 413th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Shenzhen

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	Canberra	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$22402

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$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
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634