Liverpool vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4660
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1016
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1759
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
513K
17.7M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 97% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2193rd and 5948th ($1889 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 135th and 13th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Liverpool ranked 24th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 145th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Liverpool Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2262
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2545
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1545
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11337
$24117

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1789
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1797
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1647
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1784
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1761
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1755
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1529
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1824
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1844
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1749
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1761
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1752
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1675
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1852
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1849
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1585
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1556
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1910
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1936
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1860
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1592
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1552
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1877
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1776
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1722
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1802
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1493
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1763
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1783
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1780

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