Chengdu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$251
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
20.9M
17.7M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7209th and 5948th ($660 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 7th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 556th 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
$2.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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