Kansas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1156
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3917
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
508K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kansas is 125% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1736th and 6106th ($2114 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th and 12th 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 115th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 372nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Shenzhen

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Kansas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1229
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1896
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.54
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1367
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25297
$22916

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1832
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2283
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2341
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1945
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2258
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2068
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1707
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2299
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1995
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2105
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1808
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1972
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1563
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1914
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1358
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1786
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1914
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1715
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1904
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1716
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1825
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1276
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1541
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1888
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1578
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1649
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1739
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1820
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1918
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1860

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638