Miami vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3103
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7450
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$2075
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$4080
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4410
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
85
96
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
442K
17.7M

The cost of living in Miami is 224% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 103rd and 5948th ($3103 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 109th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.26
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2446
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1765
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4939
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3570
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6519
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.61
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.85
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$152
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25328
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2562
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2644
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2647
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2717
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2808
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2724
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3058
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2691
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2629
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2623
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2573
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2727
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2608
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2538
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2513
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2540
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3991
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2571
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2424
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2418
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2359
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2315
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2429
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2484
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2248
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2860

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