London vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	10.6M

The cost of living in London is 604% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 28th and 8567th ($3662 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4th and 4412th 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	$22.6	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$5149

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740