Nagoya vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$481
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
2.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5618th ($1141 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 10th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 865th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Shenzhen

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Nagoya Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

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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