Kansas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5277
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1160
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$696
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3972
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
508K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kansas is 140% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1700th and 6334th ($2110 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 299th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$947
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2072
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28880
$22402

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2311
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1902
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2248
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2052
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1647
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1841
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2261
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1943
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2120
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1912
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1893
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1368
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1761
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1909
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1638
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1875
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1830
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1848
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1522
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1963
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1535
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1614
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1729
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1816
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2106
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1852
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1899
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1855

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