Paris vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
2.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 147% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 964th and 5618th ($2460 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 34th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Shenzhen

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Paris Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

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