Canberra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	85	76
🏙️ Population	381K	17.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 127% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5618th ($2258 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 438th and 1163rd 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	$15.6	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$21140

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Shenzhen

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