Nagoya vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$512
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
2.33M
17.7M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 31% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4476th and 5950th ($1202 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 12th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 69th and 545th 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
$6.13
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$22267

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$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

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$2432
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$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609