London vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1354
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	99	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	10.6M

The cost of living in London is 663% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8th and 8645th ($3851 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 5th and 5294th 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	$22.2	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$4870

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707