Cleveland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Cleveland Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4191
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1021
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4516
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
373K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 69% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2088th and 4544th ($1825 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1887th and 9th 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 2.5 months in Cleveland compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Cleveland ranked 161st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1068th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cleveland vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cleveland vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Cleveland and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cleveland Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1289
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2154
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2951
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.42
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.6
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15281
$25954

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$2011
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$2022
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$2020
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$2019
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1749
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$2016
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$2010
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2020
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2012
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$2021
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2021
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$2011
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2009
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2018
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2017
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2005
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1981
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2016
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$2022
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$2005
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1717
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$2013
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$2020
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$2013
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2024
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1460
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1481
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1861
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$2011
61 km or 38 mi Green
$2024
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$2014
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$2021
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1902
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2018
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1620

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749