Paris vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
2.11M
17.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 164% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 916th and 6106th ($2480 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 14th and 1113th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638