Manchester vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
548K
17.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 152% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1156th and 6106th ($2365 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 12th 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 78th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Shenzhen

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Manchester Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.3
🥤 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
$1540
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$22916

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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