Cleveland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1971
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4638
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1997
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
373K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 110% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2121st and 6106th ($1971 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 12th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 357th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Shenzhen

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Cleveland Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1531
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1477
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1124
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18789
$22916

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638