Long Beach vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
467K
17.5M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 170% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 604th and 5618th ($2683 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 958th and 1163rd 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
$19.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648