Oakland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	441K	17.7M

The cost of living in Oakland is 228% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 91st and 5948th ($3146 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 38th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Shenzhen

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	Oakland	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$24117

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

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