Canberra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	381K	17.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 150% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 929th and 5948th ($2393 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 393rd and 556th 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	$20.1	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$24117

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$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
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$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
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618