New York City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4202
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9189
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$4417
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$842
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$400
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5389
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
8.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in New York City is 323% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4th and 5618th ($4202 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 15th and 1163rd 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
$22.6
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.3
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3692
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2206
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5140
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3874
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18073
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7831
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.07
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.75
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.5
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$14
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$132
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.7
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2095
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21713
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192

Cities near Shenzhen

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