New York City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
8.8M
17.7M

The cost of living in New York City is 323% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5th and 5948th ($4051 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 New York City compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 13th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shenzhen

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New York City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618