Canberra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$1640
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
381K
17.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 105% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 363rd and 4544th ($2217 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 286th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$25954

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$1607
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$1445
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1544
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$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749