Kansas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2084
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5360
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1200
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2318
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$611
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4241
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
96
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
508K
17.7M

The cost of living in Kansas is 118% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1650th and 5948th ($2084 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1412th and 13th 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 months in Kansas compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kansas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 277th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2709
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1888
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2873
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1837
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.21
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.23
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1356
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29039
$24117

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2287
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2053
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2316
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1850
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2231
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2308
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2159
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2042
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1956
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1802
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2258
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1978
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2100
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2033
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1690
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1980
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1577
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1882
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1596
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1807
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1899
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1521
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$2026
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1793
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1874
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1485
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1649
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2101
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1500
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1679
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1727
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2229
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1841
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1817
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1768
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1843

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