London vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8384
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$2251
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$4328
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$393
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4627
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
99
79
🏙️ Population
8.8M
17.7M

The cost of living in London is 258% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 37th and 5948th ($3427 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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London Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.7
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2586
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5526
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3635
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17558
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10692
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2404
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25830
$24117

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055

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