Miami vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3216
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7364
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$2092
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$3669
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
442K
17.5M

The cost of living in Miami is 223% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 117th and 5618th ($3216 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 10th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 169th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Shenzhen

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Miami Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$105
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2394
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1806
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4404
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6964
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1797
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18611
$21140

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2487
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2668
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2556
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2762
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2602
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2842
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2805
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2802
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2808
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2792
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2747
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$2859
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2958
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$3046
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$2843
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2756
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2721
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2924
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2673
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2695
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2715
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3151
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2749
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2774
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2762
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2701
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2757
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$3035
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2735
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2793
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2502
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$3114

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648