Nagoya vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Nagoya Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1332
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4867
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$594
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$240
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2333
$1453
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
2.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 28% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3849th and 5064th ($1332 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nagoya compared to 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 45th and 367th 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
$6.03
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$662
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2553
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3375
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14472
$24732

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1128
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1129
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1133
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1111
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1122
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1056
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1065
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1105
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1145
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1069
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1098
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1085
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1119
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1106
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1126
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1030
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1090
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1040
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1029
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1048
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1247
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1101
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1141
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1052
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$996
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1093
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$986
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1099
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$984
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1073
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1211
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$999
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1078

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626