Cost of Living in Shenzhen

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$939
$2825
🛋️ Without rent
$455
$1644
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$484
$1181
🍽️ Food
$268
$709
🚐 Transport
$94.2
$250
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
😀 Quality of life
80
🏙️ Population
17.5M

The average cost of living in Shenzhen is $939, which is in the top 38% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 5744th out of 9294 in our global list and 16th out of 544 in China.

The median after-tax salary is $1524, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months. Ranked 460th (TOP 5%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 3rd best city to live in China. With an estimated population of 17.5M, Shenzhen is the 6th largest city in China.

✈️ Closest airport 11 km Shek Kong Air Base
😷 Air quality Moderate 15.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 158 Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Prices in Shenzhen

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

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