Phoenix vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2369
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5226
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1477
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2396
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4699
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.61M
17.7M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 147% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 973rd and 5948th ($2369 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 119th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2431
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3520
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2938
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1116
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657

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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