Memphis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	96
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	633K	17.7M

The cost of living in Memphis is 105% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2179th and 5950th ($1874 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 279th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Shenzhen

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	Memphis	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$22267

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609