Chengdu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$240
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
20.9M
17.7M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7421st and 5950th ($623 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 12th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 9th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 545th 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
$2.78
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609