Memphis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
633K
17.7M

The cost of living in Memphis is 92% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2338th and 5948th ($1842 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 247th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$24117

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670

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