Memphis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
633K
17.5M

The cost of living in Memphis is 88% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2436th and 5744th ($1769 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 16th 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 173rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$24305

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300

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