Cleveland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
373K
17.7M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 105% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1971st and 5948th ($1963 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 13th 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 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 269th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

Cities near Shenzhen

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