Manchester vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
548K
17.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 113% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1798th and 5744th ($1998 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 110th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$24305

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584