London vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	8.91M	17.5M

The cost of living in London is 254% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 38th and 5744th ($3321 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shenzhen

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	London	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$24305

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584