Edmonton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$955
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
17.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 86% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2563rd and 5948th ($1785 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 13th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 172nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

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