Manchester vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
548K
17.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 158% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1330th and 6334th ($2265 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 17th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 107th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$22402

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634