Edmonton vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4109
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1648
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2739
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
1.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 108% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2644th and 6334th ($1823 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 17th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 171st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.56%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2239
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8796
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634