Chengdu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$242
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
20.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7269th and 5744th ($643 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 16th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 7th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1633rd vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Shenzhen

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Chengdu Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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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