Long Beach vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
467K
17.7M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 180% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 464th and 5948th ($2681 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 13th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 769th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Long Beach Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618