Chengdu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$252
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
20.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7530th and 6334th ($635 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 5th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1800th vs 1094th 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
$2.87
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634