Long Beach vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
467K
17.5M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 191% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 524th and 6106th ($2732 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 12th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 992nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Shenzhen

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Long Beach Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638