Phoenix vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.61M
17.7M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 161% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 955th and 5950th ($2395 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 146th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$22267

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$1979
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$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609