Miami vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3068
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7133
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$2069
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$3842
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4346
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
85
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
442K
17.5M

The cost of living in Miami is 227% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 101st and 5744th ($3068 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 114th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2508
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1739
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4833
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3298
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6306
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3813
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.47
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1151
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28464
$24305

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2780
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2771
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2610
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2738
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2904
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2611
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3152
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2714
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2556
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2647
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2593
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2611
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2593
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2569
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2539
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4065
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2533
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2559
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2568
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2488
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2545
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2558
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2493
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2565
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2217
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2783

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