London vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	99	61
🏙️ Population	8.8M	10.6M

The cost of living in London is 585% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 58th and 8748th ($3296 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 4th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shijiazhuang

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	London	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$4785

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716