Paris vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 138% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1216th and 5744th ($2231 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 33rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$24305

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584